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LINES AND STATIONS The colours in the table correspond to the colours of the lines in the metro map. Minsk metro currently consists of 2 metro lines: '' Moskovskaya '' which was the first to open in 1984 after 8 years of construction crosses the city from southwest to northest. The second '' Avtozavodskaya '' is perpendicular to Moskovskaya was opened in 1990 and with 14 operating stations. The transfer between the two lines is located in the city centre. HISTORY During the 1950s-1970s the population of the city soared over a million and designs for a rapid transit system were initially put up during the late 1960s. Construction began on 16 June 1977 , and the system was triumphantly opened to the public on 30 June 1984 , becoming the ninth metro system in the Soviet Union . The original eight station section has since swelled into a two-line 23 station network consisting of 27.6 kilometres of track. Despite the Collapse Of The Soviet Union the construction of Minsk metro went uninterrupted throughout the 1990s (as contrary to other ex-Soviet Metros like Yerevan and Samara , which were frozen due to complete lack of funding). Some experts attribute it to the slow reformation of the Soviet planned economy in Belarus, which turned out to be beneficial for the metro expansion. Currently, station launch dates are ahead of original schedule. Like the final phase of the Avtozavodskaya Line originally planned for 2006, was opened in late 2005. The northern extension of the Moskovskaya Line will be opened in late 2006 instead of the original early 2008. OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS The city is located on a flat level surface and on very dry soils, as a result although all of the Minsk Metro stations are under the surface there are no deep-level stations that are found in most of ex-Soviet cities. Out of the current 23 stations 14 are pillar-spans and 9 are vaulted type. Like most of the Soviet metro systems, all of the stations are vividly decorated some exhibiting Belarusian national motives, others focusing on a more Soviet Socialist Themes . Although recent years saw more priority on ''high-tech'' Decorations . Currently the Avtozavodskaya line is considered to be completed. The Moskovskaya line is extending in both directions with 2 planned stations to the north end, and 3 stations to the south end. From there a third line is planned and when constructed the system will form a typical Soviet triangle layout with six radii intersecting in the city centre. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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