Universitet (Moscow Metro)

Universitet (Russian: Университе́т, English: University), named after the nearby Moscow State University, is a station on the Moscow Metro's Sokolnicheskaya Line. It opened in 1959 and has rectangular white marble pylons and tiled walls. The architects were V. Litvinov, M. Markovsky, L. Lile and V. Dobrakovsky. The station's two round entrance vestibules (architect Ivan Taranov) are located on either side of Prospekt Vernadskogo at Lomonosovsky Prospekt.

Platform view of the station

Universitet
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Ramenki District Gagarinsky District Western Administrative Okrug South-Western Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.6926°N 37.5333°E / 55.6926; 37.5333
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Sokolnicheskaya line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 1, 47, 67, 67к, 103, 111, 113, 119, 130, 187, 260, 661, 845 Trolleybus: 4, 34, 34к, 49 Tram: 14, 26, 39
Construction
Structure type	deep pylon triple-vault station
Depth	26.5 metres (87 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	017
History
Opened	1 December 1959 (1 December 1959)
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Prospekt Vernadskogo towards Kommunarka Sokolnicheskaya line Vorobyovy Gory towards Bulvar Rokossovskogo
Route map Bulvar Rokossovskogo Cherkizovo yard Cherkizovskaya Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad Preobrazhensky Bridge  Yauza River Sokolniki Krasnoselskaya Severnoye yard Komsomolskaya Krasnye Vorota Chistye Prudy Lubyanka Okhotny Ryad () Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Kropotkinskaya () Park Kultury Frunzenskaya () Sportivnaya Luzhniki Metro Bridge Vorobyovy Gory Moskva River Universitet Prospekt Vernadskogo Yugo-Zapadnaya Troparyovo Rumyantsevo Salaryevo Solntsevo–Butovo–Warsaw Highway Filatov Lug Prokshino Olkhovaya Kommunarka () Stolbovo yard Potapovo
Location
Universitet Location within Moscow Metro