Chkalovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)
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Chkalovskaya is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro
. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on September 15, 1997 as a Pravoberezhnaya Line
station, but it was transferred to Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line on March 7, 2009. The station was named after Valery Chkalov
, a famous Russian aviator. A sculpture of him, which was created by V. Sveshnikov, was erected by the station's entrance. The station's decoration feature an aviation theme. The floor design invokes airport landing scripts, while the lights look like components of the ANT-6 airplane. The escalator lamps were designed to resemble propellers.
Saint Petersburg Metro
The Saint Petersburg Metro is the underground railway system in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It has been open since November 15, 1955.Formerly known as the V.I...
. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on September 15, 1997 as a Pravoberezhnaya Line
Pravoberezhnaya Line
Pravoberezhnaya Line , is a line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Opened in 1985, it is the shortest line in the system with the stations featuring a modern design...
station, but it was transferred to Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line on March 7, 2009. The station was named after Valery Chkalov
Valery Chkalov
Valery Pavlovich Chkalov was a Russian aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union .-Early life:...
, a famous Russian aviator. A sculpture of him, which was created by V. Sveshnikov, was erected by the station's entrance. The station's decoration feature an aviation theme. The floor design invokes airport landing scripts, while the lights look like components of the ANT-6 airplane. The escalator lamps were designed to resemble propellers.
Connections
- Municipal Bus - Routes 1, 14, 25
- Marshrutka - Routes К-98, К-120, К-131, К-160, К-321, К-395.