Moscow, August 11, 2016
This was affirmed by the first deputy head of the Moscow Department of Transportation Gamid Bulatov, reports TASS.
“The Moscow government took into consideration the wishes of the citizens and the names of the some stations were switched. Thus, 'Volokolamskaya' received the name 'Streshnevo,' in accordance with the region in which it is located,” stated Bulatov.
After long discussion and debate, station “Voykovskaya” was also renamed. “The people of Moscow voted on ther service 'Active Citizen' for the necessary renaming of the station, thus the station will bear the name 'Baltic,' according to the toponymy of the given area. And station 'Cherkizovo' received the name 'Locomotive' in honor of its location by the soccer stadium 'Locomotive.'”
He noted that the decision to rename the stations was adopted by the Interdepartmental Commission for Renaming Territories, Streets, and Metro Stations.
Station “Volgogradskaya” was renamed “Ugreshkaya,” “Varshavskoe Shosse (Warsaw Highway)” to “Verkhnie Kotly,” “Nikolaevskaya” to “Likhobory,” “Novopeschanaya” to “Zogre,” and “Sevastopolsky Prospect (Avenue)” to “Crimea.”
Station “Yaroslavskaya” received the name “Rostokino,” “Khodynka” became “Panfilovskaya,” “Kutuzovo”—“Kutuzovskaya,” “City”—“Business Center,” “Ryazanskaya”—“Nizhegorodskaya,” “Otkritoe Shosse (Open Highway)”—“Rokossovsky Boulevard,” and “Izmailovsky Park”—“Izmailovo.”
