Moscow Metro has announced the closure of “Myakinino” station – RBC

Moscow metro station” Myakinino »

Photo: Nikolay Galkin / TASS

« Myakinino “will close on August 22 due to non-compliance required level of transport safety. The station does not belong to the subway. It was built on the principle of public-private partnerships with the participation of Crocus Group

«Myakinino” Moscow Metro Station will be closed on August 22 due to non-compliance required level of transport safety. This was reported in the press service of the Moscow Metro.

In (Crocus Group) press service explained that due to unsettled property and land relations between the owner of the station and the Moscow Metro is not in an appropriate manner fulfilled the law “About transport security»

. The subway noted that this issue had to be solved even with the opening of the station in 2009, but has not yet been resolved. Date of opening of the station is still unknown.

The movement of trains between the “Strogino” and “Volokolamsk” will be carried out without stopping to “Myakinino”.

Earlier closing station agency “Moscow,” said a source in the transport sector of the capital.

«Myakinino” was opened December 26, 2009. It was the first station of the Moscow metro, located outside the administrative borders of Moscow, and the first station that does not belong to the state. Design and construction were financed from the budgets of Moscow and the Moscow region and through private investment Araz Agalarov’s Crocus Group.

In a conversation with “Kommersant-FM» Agalarov said that is aware of the closure of the station. At the same time, answering questions Tass, he said that “Myakinino” does not belong to Crocus Group.

«Myakinino” in service of the Moscow metro, and collection of money and passenger transportation conducts the Moscow subway, we once time just financed the construction of the station, so I do not know what sort of security issues, “- Agalarov said, stressing that the station does not belong to the company” or in part, in any way. ” According to him, the issue of security should be resolved between the Moscow metro and the metropolitan government.

Agalarov also predicted that the closure of the station have a negative impact on attendance at the premises of “Crocus City”. “Less is traffic,” – he explained. The owner of Crocus Group added that Pavshinskaya floodplain will be left without access to transport. According to him, visitors mainly the shopping center come to his car. “And in the concert hall, so will not go, it means that the city will lose a concert hall”, -. He stated

«Myakinino” The station has been on the business portfolio at the Crocus Group website. It also includes the exhibition center “Crocus Expo”, concert halls Vegas City Hall and the “Crocus City Hall”, hypermarket “Your House”, shopping center “Crocus City Mall”, located near the station.