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Zamoskvoretskaya Line
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Vodnyi Stadion
Voikovskaya
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Belorusskaya
Mayakovskaya
Tverskaya
Teatralnaya
Novokuznetskaya
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Avtozavodskaya
Kolomenskaya
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Kantemirovskaya
Tsaritsyno
Orekhovo
Domodedovskaya
Krasnogvardeiskaya
Brateevo
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Dinamo station
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Dinamo station

Dinamo (Russian: ) is a station of Moscow Metro's Zamoskvoretskaya Line. It is located on Leningradsky Prospekt, and named after the nearby Dynamo Stadium. It was opened in 1938 as part of the Metro's second stage. Situated on depth of 39.6 metres, the station is tri-vaulted deep-level pylon design. Designed by Ya. Likhtenberg and Yuriy Revkovskiy, the station features a sport-themed decoration with bas-reliefs designed by Ye. Yason-Manzer depicting sportsmen in various practices in the vestibules and the central hall.

Pylon view
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Pylon view

The Pylons, faced with red tagilian marble and onyx have porcelain medalions also showing sportsmen. The walls are faced with onyx, white and grey marble, neately tiled together. The floor is reveted with black marble, although the platforms were initially covered with asphalt. 
The station has two identical vestibules, each on the northern side of the Leningradskiy Avenue. 

Vestibule, 1950s shot
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Vestibule, 1950s shot

The station's daily passenger traffic is 52,500 although this is an annual average and is subject to heavy changes depending on whether events in the nearby stadium are taking place.

central hall, 1940s
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central hall, 1940s

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