Nevsky Prospekt () is a station on the

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of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It serves the street of the same name, one of the largest in the city. The station was opened on July 1, 1963. While the station itself was designed by Mayofis and Maximov, the interior was designed by Getskin, Shuvalova and Andreyev. The station has two sets of exits on Mikhailovskya Street. The station is linked to Gostiny Dvor via a transfer corridor that descends to the middle of the platform and a set of escalators at the platform's northern end. Nevsky Prospekt is considered one of the most congested stations in the entire Saint Petersburg Metro.Congestion levels among various sections of St. Petersburg subway as of 2004 (Evening Rush Hours)
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* Saint Petersburg Metro stations Nevsky Prospekt Railway stations in Russia opened in 1963 1963 establishments in the Soviet Union Metro Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Russia-railstation-stub