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Omsk Metro

Omsk Metro (Russian: Омский метрополитен, Omskiy metropoliten) is a cancelled rapid transit line that underwent various phases of construction from 1992 to 2018 in Omsk, Russia. It was to become Siberia's second metropolitan underground railway system after the Novosibirsk Metro which opened in the mid-1980s.

Omsk Metro
Entrance to the Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina station
Overview
Native nameОмский метрополитен
Omskiy metropoliten
Transit typeRapid transit/Light metro
Number of lines1 (planned)
Number of stations4 (planned)
Operation
Operation will startCancelled (May 2018)
Technical
System length7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Average speed36 km/h (22 mph)
System map

Situation in May 2018
Unfinished section
Zapadnaya
Solnechnaya
Molodyozhnaya
Prospekt Rokossovskogo
Sobornaya*
Kristall*
Zarechnaya*
Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina
Unfinished section
Torgovy Tsentr
Marshala Zhukova
Lermontovskaya
Parkovaya
Tupolevskaya*
Rabochaya*
Moskovskaya
Sibirsky Prospekt
(*) Under construction

Construction of the first line of the Metro suffered from many delays, with the planned opening date being postponed four times: from 2008 to 2010, then 2015, then again to 2016.[1] In May 2018, the regional government of the Omsk Oblast stopped construction after 26 years, leaving behind an unfinished system with only one station that serves as a pedestrian underpass, and a double-decker metro/road bridge over the Irtysh river.[2]

History edit

Central planners in Moscow first identified Omsk as a metro-eligible city during the 1960s, due to its length along the Irtysh River and its relatively narrow streets. But after the plan was approved and financed, the planners decided to build an express tram instead, and the money allocated to Omsk was given to Chelyabinsk. In 1979, a Gosplan commission rejected a plan to build an express tram system since it was predicted to be unable to handle projected passenger flows without severely discomforting riders. In 1986, metro plans were revisited and financing began, along with the demolition of residential buildings to make way for tracks and a yard.

Construction began in 1992 between the stations Tupolevskaya (Russian: Туполевская) and Rabochaya (Russian: Рабочая ~ Workers' Station). The initial plans involved opening the section between the stations Marshala Zhukova and Rabochaya on the right bank of the Irtysh River to connect downtown to the manufacturing district, and then later to connect the line to the opposite bank of the Irtysh. Due to poor financial circumstances, by 2003 just the section between Tupolevskaya and Rabochaya was completed (with no intermediate stations). At that time the plans changed and the authorities decided to connect the two banks of the Irtsh with a metro bridge, going between one station on the right bank and three on the left bank. The combined metro (lower level) and motor-vehicle (upper level) bridge was built and opened to vehicular traffic in 2005.

The current phase of construction involves four stations:

  • Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina (Библиотека имени Пушкина – Pushkin Library)
  • Zarechnaya (Заречная – Over the River)
  • Kristall (Кристалл)
  • Sobornaya (Соборная – Cathedral Station)

This section is 6.1 kilometers (3.8 mi) in length. The average speed is expected to be 36 km/h and travel time along the entire route is expected to be 10 minutes 12 seconds. Daily ridership is projected at 190,000 passengers and yearly ridership at 69 million.

On 2 September 2011, Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina opened to the public as a pedestrian underpass: at the time, metro constructors expected the system to open in the autumn of 2015.[3]

Since 2014, construction on the system had stalled, but an 84.6 million Ruble contract was awarded to the Russian firm Sibmost to carry out detailed design studies on completing the 7.5-kilometer (4.7 mi) light metro line, from Biblioteka Pushkina to Prospekt Rokossovskogo, with five stations.[4] On 9 September 2015, it was announced that the construction would continue, in view of the high cost of preserving and maintaining the core structural features of the metro.[5]

Suspension and revival attempts (2018–present) edit

According to Meduza on 11 May 2018, the regional government of the Omsk Oblast announced the previous day that they would indefinitely suspend construction on the Omsk Metro after 26 years: the regional government instead allocated 80 million (about US$1.3 million in 2018) for the development of a "conservation project" that would try to complete Zarechnaya station, and to maintain the tunnel between Pushkin Library and Zarechnaya.[2] The regional government also announced that they would fill in the foundation pits at Kristall and Sobornaya, and return them to public use.[6]

On 4 October 2022, the regional government announced that they would try to integrate the unfinished system into the city's tram network.[7]

Stations edit

The first two phases of the Omsk Metro were expected to deliver one line with ten stations, all of them underground.[8] The 2014 light metro study also included Prospekt Rokossovskogo.[4]

Station
English
Station
Russian
Photograph Okrug Opened Notes Ref.
Prospekt Rokossovskogo Проспект Рокоссовского Kirovsky This station was included in the unsuccessful 2014 light metro study. [4]
Sobornaya Соборная Kirovsky
Kristall Кристалл Kirovsky
Zarechnaya Заречная   Kirovsky
Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina Библиотека имени Пушкина   Tsentralny 2 September 2011 Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina is currently a pedestrian underpass: the platforms are also complete, albeit unfitted and closed off to the public. [3][9]
Torgovy Tsentr Торговый Центр Tsentralny
Prospekt Zhukova Проспект Жукова Tsentralny
Lermontovskaya Лермонтовская Oktyabrsky
Parkovaya Парковая Oktyabrsky
Tupolevskaya Туполевская   Oktyabrsky
Rabochaya Рабочая   Oktyabrsky
  • Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina was planned as Krasny Put' (Красный Путь — Red Way).
  • Kristall was planned as Bulvar Arkhitektorov (Бульвар Архитекторов — Boulevard of the Architects)
  • Sobornaya was planned as Avtovokzal (Автовокзал — Bus Terminal).

In popular culture edit

Construction delays have made the Omsk Metro a subject of humour in the city: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Yuri Litvinenko of Atlas Obscura have noted an unofficial map and mobile app that showed only one station (Pushkin Library), as well as souvenir fare tokens for the incomplete system.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Omsk is the birthplace of the strangest Russian subway. It was built for a quarter of a century, but never finished". Meduza (in Russian). Riga: Ilya Krasilshchik. 11 May 2018. Archived from on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b BK55 (11 May 2018). . Meduza (in Russian). Riga: Ilya Krasilshchik. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b . NGS.NOVOSTI Omsk (in Russian). Novosibirsk: NGS. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Barrow, Keith (9 July 2014). "Omsk metro design contract awarded". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ^ Омское метро опять строится
  6. ^ Zuev, Alexander (10 May 2018). . BK55 (in Russian). Omsk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "In Omsk, construction of the metro may resume in 2024". bigasia.ru. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ Gryaznova, Natalia (29 January 2020). . Omsk Metro (unofficial) (in Russian). Omsk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b Litvinenko, Yuri (18 December 2019). . Atlas Obscura. OCLC 960889351. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ^ Eckel, Mike (8 June 2018). "Eulogy For A Subway: Siberian City Decides To Bury Its Metro Once And For All". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Prague. from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  • Омское метро будет совмещено с трамваем — губернатор [Omsk Metro will be combined with the tram – the governor]. ИНТЕРФАКС-СИБИРЬ [Interfax-Siberia] (in Russian). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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to become Siberia s second metropolitan underground railway system after the Novosibirsk Metro which opened in the mid 1980s Omsk MetroEntrance to the Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina stationOverviewNative nameOmskij metropoliten Omskiy metropolitenTransit typeRapid transit Light metroNumber of lines1 planned Number of stations4 planned OperationOperation will startCancelled May 2018 TechnicalSystem length7 5 km 4 7 mi Track gauge1 524 mm 5 ft Average speed36 km h 22 mph System mapSituation in May 2018Unfinished sectionZapadnayaSolnechnayaMolodyozhnayaProspekt RokossovskogoSobornaya Kristall Zarechnaya IrtyshBiblioteka Imeni PushkinaUnfinished sectionTorgovy TsentrOmMarshala ZhukovaLermontovskayaParkovayaTupolevskaya Rabochaya MoskovskayaSibirsky Prospekt Under constructionThis diagram viewtalkeditConstruction of the first line of the Metro suffered from many delays with the planned opening date being postponed four times from 2008 to 2010 then 2015 then again to 2016 1 In May 2018 the regional government of the Omsk Oblast stopped construction after 26 years leaving behind an unfinished system with only one station that serves as a pedestrian underpass and a double decker metro road bridge over the Irtysh river 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Suspension and revival attempts 2018 present 2 Stations 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory editCentral planners in Moscow first identified Omsk as a metro eligible city during the 1960s due to its length along the Irtysh River and its relatively narrow streets But after the plan was approved and financed the planners decided to build an express tram instead and the money allocated to Omsk was given to Chelyabinsk In 1979 a Gosplan commission rejected a plan to build an express tram system since it was predicted to be unable to handle projected passenger flows without severely discomforting riders In 1986 metro plans were revisited and financing began along with the demolition of residential buildings to make way for tracks and a yard Construction began in 1992 between the stations Tupolevskaya Russian Tupolevskaya and Rabochaya Russian Rabochaya Workers Station The initial plans involved opening the section between the stations Marshala Zhukova and Rabochaya on the right bank of the Irtysh River to connect downtown to the manufacturing district and then later to connect the line to the opposite bank of the Irtysh Due to poor financial circumstances by 2003 just the section between Tupolevskaya and Rabochaya was completed with no intermediate stations At that time the plans changed and the authorities decided to connect the two banks of the Irtsh with a metro bridge going between one station on the right bank and three on the left bank The combined metro lower level and motor vehicle upper level bridge was built and opened to vehicular traffic in 2005 The current phase of construction involves four stations Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina Biblioteka imeni Pushkina Pushkin Library Zarechnaya Zarechnaya Over the River Kristall Kristall Sobornaya Sobornaya Cathedral Station This section is 6 1 kilometers 3 8 mi in length The average speed is expected to be 36 km h and travel time along the entire route is expected to be 10 minutes 12 seconds Daily ridership is projected at 190 000 passengers and yearly ridership at 69 million On 2 September 2011 Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina opened to the public as a pedestrian underpass at the time metro constructors expected the system to open in the autumn of 2015 3 Since 2014 construction on the system had stalled but an 84 6 million Ruble contract was awarded to the Russian firm Sibmost to carry out detailed design studies on completing the 7 5 kilometer 4 7 mi light metro line from Biblioteka Pushkina to Prospekt Rokossovskogo with five stations 4 On 9 September 2015 it was announced that the construction would continue in view of the high cost of preserving and maintaining the core structural features of the metro 5 Suspension and revival attempts 2018 present edit According to Meduza on 11 May 2018 the regional government of the Omsk Oblast announced the previous day that they would indefinitely suspend construction on the Omsk Metro after 26 years the regional government instead allocated 80 million about US 1 3 million in 2018 for the development of a conservation project that would try to complete Zarechnaya station and to maintain the tunnel between Pushkin Library and Zarechnaya 2 The regional government also announced that they would fill in the foundation pits at Kristall and Sobornaya and return them to public use 6 On 4 October 2022 the regional government announced that they would try to integrate the unfinished system into the city s tram network 7 Stations editThe first two phases of the Omsk Metro were expected to deliver one line with ten stations all of them underground 8 The 2014 light metro study also included Prospekt Rokossovskogo 4 StationEnglish StationRussian Photograph Okrug Opened Notes Ref Prospekt Rokossovskogo Prospekt Rokossovskogo Kirovsky This station was included in the unsuccessful 2014 light metro study 4 Sobornaya Sobornaya Kirovsky Kristall Kristall Kirovsky Zarechnaya Zarechnaya nbsp Kirovsky Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina Biblioteka imeni Pushkina nbsp Tsentralny 2 September 2011 Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina is currently a pedestrian underpass the platforms are also complete albeit unfitted and closed off to the public 3 9 Torgovy Tsentr Torgovyj Centr Tsentralny Prospekt Zhukova Prospekt Zhukova Tsentralny Lermontovskaya Lermontovskaya Oktyabrsky Parkovaya Parkovaya Oktyabrsky Tupolevskaya Tupolevskaya nbsp Oktyabrsky Rabochaya Rabochaya nbsp Oktyabrsky Biblioteka Imeni Pushkina was planned as Krasny Put Krasnyj Put Red Way Kristall was planned as Bulvar Arkhitektorov Bulvar Arhitektorov Boulevard of the Architects Sobornaya was planned as Avtovokzal Avtovokzal Bus Terminal In popular culture editConstruction delays have made the Omsk Metro a subject of humour in the city Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty and Yuri Litvinenko of Atlas Obscura have noted an unofficial map and mobile app that showed only one station Pushkin Library as well as souvenir fare tokens for the incomplete system 9 10 References edit Omsk is the birthplace of the strangest Russian subway It was built for a quarter of a century but never finished Meduza in Russian Riga Ilya Krasilshchik 11 May 2018 Archived from the original on 1 July 2018 Retrieved 27 October 2022 a b BK55 11 May 2018 Omsk decided to freeze the construction of the metro only one station was built in 26 years Meduza in Russian Riga Ilya Krasilshchik Archived from the original on 18 June 2018 Retrieved 27 October 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b Governor Polezhaev opened the first entrance to the metro NGS NOVOSTI Omsk in Russian Novosibirsk NGS 2 September 2011 Archived from the original on 4 March 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2022 a b c Barrow Keith 9 July 2014 Omsk metro design contract awarded International Railway Journal Retrieved 11 January 2015 Omskoe metro opyat stroitsya Zuev Alexander 10 May 2018 Omsk Metro will be closed and washed away BK55 in Russian Omsk Archived from the original on 14 May 2018 Retrieved 27 October 2022 In Omsk construction of the metro may resume in 2024 bigasia ru Retrieved 26 October 2022 Gryaznova Natalia 29 January 2020 Photo gallery of the construction of the Omsk Metro Omsk Metro unofficial in Russian Omsk Archived from the original on 29 January 2020 Retrieved 28 October 2022 a b Litvinenko Yuri 18 December 2019 This Siberian Subway System Has Just One Non Functional Station Atlas Obscura OCLC 960889351 Archived from the original on 26 October 2022 Retrieved 26 October 2022 Eckel Mike 8 June 2018 Eulogy For A Subway Siberian City Decides To Bury Its Metro Once And For All Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Prague Archived from the original on 14 August 2018 Retrieved 27 October 2022 Omskoe metro budet sovmesheno s tramvaem gubernator Omsk Metro will be combined with the tram the governor INTERFAKS SIBIR Interfax Siberia in Russian 28 February 2014 Retrieved 22 July 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metro in Omsk Omsk Metro official site Mostovik general contractor of Omsk metro in Russian Omsk Metro at UrbanRail net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omsk Metro amp oldid 1136807582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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