Do you ever think about how the Moscow Metro is more than just a way to get around the city? It’s a history lesson that whizzes past you on stainless steel tracks. Stand here, right in front of the Vykhino station. You are looking at a place that has seen incredible change since it opened in 1966. Back in the day, this station was the southeastern terminus of the line. Vykhino served as a hub for the mainline suburban railway. It’s hard to imagine now, but this station was the last one in the whole Moscow Metro system to have the platforms on the side of the tracks. Think about it – people are now standing on platforms between tracks, but back then, in 1966, they walked alongside the trains. Vykhino holds a special place in Moscow’s history, It used to be called Zhdanovskaya, named after a Soviet politician. But that name didn’t last. Vykhino might be busy these days, bustling with travellers using the rail and bus connections, but when the station was renamed in 1988, it was named after the village that was swallowed up by the city in 1960. Now look at the Vykhino station. It’s a multi-modal transfer hub, a place where people can cross paths between the metro, trains, and buses. You are part of that story today.
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