ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ stɹˈeɪt kənˈɛkʃən bᵻtwˌiːn vˈɑːzdvɪʒˌɛŋkə ænd ˈɑːɹbæt: wˈɛstbaʊnd kˈoʊtʃᵻz hædtə mˌeɪk ɐ ʃˈɑːɹp tˈɜːn sˈaʊθ ˌɪntʊ nɪkˈɪtski bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd, pˈæst ɐ kˈɔːɹnɚ blˈɑːk ˌɔn ðɪs bˈuːlɪvˌɑːɹd, ðˈɛn mˌeɪk ɐ tˈɜːn wˈɛst ˌɪntʊ ˈiːðɚɹ ˈɑːɹbæt, pˌɑːvɑːɹskˈɑːjə stɹˈiːt, bˈɑːlʃeɪə mˈɑːltʃɐnˌɑːvkə, məlˈeɪə mˈɑːltʃɐnˌɑːvkə ɔːɹ mˌɜːzlɪɐkˈɑːvski lˈeɪn.
There was no straight connection between Vozdvizhenka and Arbat: westbound coaches had to make a sharp turn south into Nikitsky Boulevard, past a corner block on this boulevard, then make a turn west into either Arbat, Povarskaya Street, Bolshaya Molchanovka, Malaya Molchanovka or Merzlyakovsky Lane.