Babushkinskaya
Name
Babsuhkinskaya was named after Babushkinsky District where the station is located, which in turn was named after Mikhail Babushkin, a polar aviator.
On March 29, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic in Russia, the management of the Moscow Metro temporarily renamed the station to "DomaBabushkinskaya" (Russian: Домабабушкинская), meaning "Grandmother at home", to remind the citizens of Moscow to keep their elderly parents at home.
Design
Babushkinskaya is a single vault-type station, elliptical in cross-section with slightly canted, grey marble side walls. All of the signs and light fixtures are attached to the ceiling, so the platform is completely open except for a few minimalist benches located along the central axis. At the end of the platform, above the exit stairs, is a sculpture by A. M. Mosichuk commemorating Babushkin's Arctic flight.
Entrances
The entrances to the station are located at the intersection of Yeniseyskaya and Menzhinskogo Streets.
References
- ^ Новости, Р.И.А. (March 29, 2022). "Московское метро "переименовало" две станции из-за коронавируса". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-11.