Petrogradskaya () is a station on the

Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line Line 2 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line'' () or ''Blue Line'', is a second oldest rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1961, which connects city centre with the northern and southe ...

of the

Saint Petersburg Metro The Saint Petersburg Metro () is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to World War II and the subsequent Siege of Leningrad, during which the constructed stations were used a ...

. The station was opened on July 1, 1963. Its name was derived from its location on Petrogradskaya Storona and within the Petrogradsky district. The ground vestibule was designed by architects Andreev and Moskalenko and is located in the building of "Dom mod" ("House of Fashions"), at the intersection of Kamennoostrovsky Prospect and Bolshoy Prospect of Petrogradskaya Storona, near Leon Tolstoy Square. There is an underground slope leading to a pedestrian subway, which originally had

escalator An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a Electric motor, motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the st ...

s but were later dismantled. Petrogradskaya is a deep-level station with

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. It is located at a depth of 53 metres (174 ft). The underground hall was designed by architects Belov, Govorkovsky, Rivin, Tregubov, and Shimakovsky. Crimped surface of the walls is tiled with ceramics. The rear wall features a panel against a blue grating background, depicting profiles of a worker and a

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woman, symbolizing the revolutionary spirit of Petrograd. According to the most recent version of the system expansion plan, Petrogratskaya will become a transfer station, connected to the future Koltsevaya Line. From January 5, 2013, till November 2013, the station was closed for capital repair.

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External links

Petrogradskaya at metro-spb.nwd.ru

Petrogradskaya at ometro.net

Saint Petersburg. Petrograd. Leningrad: Encyclopedic reference book. Petrogradskaya
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