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    Re: Unusual Moscow metro train and metro stations elsewhere.

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    they just opened 3 new metro stations in Moscow, one of which took 15 yrs to build.
    Here's video of what the stations look like.
    http://www.1tv.ru/news/n158262
    Uncompleted Myakinino looks really ugly in some places (not shown there -e.g. http://russos.ru/img/metrostroi/mitino/mitino-387.jpg )
    Hehe... London stations that were built 100 years ago still have that unfinished "look..."
    But it looks like they ought to put some panelling on the walls, or paint it.

    Why did it take 15 years? Is it it a whole new line on the metro?

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    Re: Unusual Moscow metro train and metro stations elsewhere.

    Quote Originally Posted by Johanna
    Quote Originally Posted by vox05
    Quote Originally Posted by sperk
    they just opened 3 new metro stations in Moscow, one of which took 15 yrs to build.
    Here's video of what the stations look like.
    http://www.1tv.ru/news/n158262
    Uncompleted Myakinino looks really ugly in some places (not shown there -e.g. http://russos.ru/img/metrostroi/mitino/mitino-387.jpg )
    Hehe... London stations that were built 100 years ago still have that unfinished "look..."
    But it looks like they ought to put some panelling on the walls, or paint it.

    Why did it take 15 years? Is it it a whole new line on the metro?
    They had to dig under the Ring Road at a depth of only two meters, probably a very delicate operation. I have the feeling the 15 yrs spans initial idea to completed project.
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    Good photos! Thanks Lampada!
    +I saw some really nice (female) winter coats that I wouldn't mind having.

    In reference to this thread... Is "urban exploring" popular in Russia? Moscow metro particularly these secret tunnels etc ought to be super popular with UE:ers.

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    CNN Online has the Moscow Metro on the front page today! Here is a direct link to the photographer's site Tomer Ifrah. There are some on CNN that are not on his Website.

    Photograper Tomer Ifrah arrived in Russia’s capital in the middle of winter and discovered the Moscow metro, which intrigued him because it was the only place in the city where all ages and statuses gathered.

    “When you walk into the metro, you see all of the classes, all of the people,” Ifrah said. “Even the rich people, because traffic is too difficult.”

    He compared it with the metro in India, where the wealthy would take the metro but could buy tickets for private cars. The stations were vibrant and buzzing with noises from trains and people.

    Moscow has the third busiest subway system in the world, with 6.6 million riders daily; however, at times all he could hear were footsteps and a train stopping and starting every few minutes.

    “Nobody talks,” Ifrah said. “It’s very strange in that way.”

    During the day and early evening, he captured thousands of grim looks after long days of work. Ifrah noted that he was there in the dead of winter, when temperatures dropped to -15 to -25 degrees Celsius (-13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit) outside.

    “Naturally, it affects people coming into the metro,” he said. “They say you can never get used to it.”

    Because most kept to themselves, the only understanding he could get of the passers-by was through their clothing. People’s characteristics disappeared under thick coats and fur hats, making everyone look like the stereotypical Russians he had always imagined.

    Later in the day, he said, young people would pass through, talking and playing around, bringing a new mood.

    Unlike the people, each station had a visibly unique personality. Many stations were built in the ’30s and ’40s with distinguishable Soviet architecture, and no two stops looked the same.

    Typically, Ifrah starts a project with a well-thought-out plan and arrangements to meet locals. However, last year, he had simply seen photos of Moscow online and thought he should do a personal project in the city.

    Ifrah spent two months working on the project, taking only a dozen or so pictures a day rather than hundreds, as he would on a typical assignment. With the exception of a few portraits, Ifrah tried to work without the subjects noticing.

    He tried to capture his exact experience but didn’t have a story in mind.

    “Sometimes, it’s really hard to photograph that way because you don’t know what you’re looking for,” he said.

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    What a interesting thread we have here at MR!

    Quote Originally Posted by Basil77 View Post
    There is also a metro system under construction now in Omsk (they plan to open it in 2010) .........

    Well, it's time to meet metro in Omsk!

    Omsk_metro.jpg

    In fact, I am hearing about the launch of metro in Omsk since soon after my birth. No one knows how many billions are buried in the ground. They periodically lose the interest to currently acknowledged scheme and start to dig in new directions.

    My opinion is :
    1) We will never obtain metro system
    2) We don't need it
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    I loved the Moscow metro. We were lucky that all of our trips except one were not during rush hour. The last trip, we had to take it during rush hour to get to the airport. Wow was it crowded.

    Scott

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    Quote Originally Posted by rockzmom View Post
    Because most kept to themselves, the only understanding he could get of the passers-by was through their clothing. People’s characteristics disappeared under thick coats and fur hats, making everyone look like the stereotypical Russians he had always imagined.
    'Fur hats' in metro sounds a bit wierd since classical soviet man’s fur hats have are out of fashion since time immemorial, and most of them have been eaten out by moth long ago. What does he actually mean? Anyway, I can easily imagine that when temperatures drops to -15 to -25 degrees the crown of your head feels itself like cooked goose, while your ears still enjoy the life of cold turkey in those шапка-ушанка hats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crocodile View Post
    OMG, I'm getting nostalgic

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    Quote Originally Posted by fortheether View Post
    Yep.
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