Is there something special about Valaamskaya Street? Valaamskaya Street is located in Moscow. It runs through the Timiryazevsky and Butyrsky districts. These districts are in the Northern and North-Eastern Administrative Okrugs.
Before September 10 2014 Valaamskaya Street was known as Project Proezd number 477. The street got its current name to honor the island of Valaam. Valaam is an island in Lake Ladoga. The Valaam Monastery is located there.
Valaamskaya Street runs between Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street and Rustaveli Street. It runs parallel to the main course of the Oktyabrskaya railway.
In 2017 and 2018 Valaamskaya Street was integrated with the Severo-Vostochnaya Khorda. This happened during the construction of the highway. It was integrated where it merges with Bolshaya Akademicheskaya Street. This is in the southwestern part of the street.
In November 2020 Valaamskaya Street was extended. It now includes Proektiruemye Proezdy numbers 922 and 1097. Proezd number 922 is between Rustaveli Street and Fonvizina Street. Proezd number 1097 is between Fonvizina Street and Listvennichnaya Alley.
There is no public transport running directly on Valaamskaya Street. However the southern end of Valaamskaya Street provides access to the Ostanikino platform. This platform is on the Oktyabrskaya Railway.
The Butyrskaya and Fonvizinskaya metro stations are close to Valaamskaya Street. They are less than 100 meters from the southern part of the street. The Ulitsa Milashenkova monorail station is also nearby.
There are no buildings with addresses on Valaamskaya Street itself. However the southern end of the street leads to the buildings of Ostanikino meat processing plant. It also leads to the former Ostanikino brewery. Valaamskaya Street is a street with a story. It connects history and progress in Moscow. It is named after a place of spiritual significance. It is also a part of the city’s modern transport network. Valaamskaya Street represents Moscow’s blend of past and present.