Kupchino
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Kupchino is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
of the Saint Petersburg Metro
. It was opened on December 25, 1972. It was designed by K.N. Afonskya, A.C. Getskin and I.E. Sergeyeva. According to the original plans, the station was initially supposed to be called "Vitebskaya".
Kupchino is the oldest surviving above-ground station in Saint Peterburg (the since-demolished Dachnoye
predates it by several years). It has a transfer link-up to Kupchino Station of the Vitebskya Railroad. It also has two exits to outside the station, as well as a long tunnel that leads to Vitebsky Prospect.
The most famous son of Kupchino is arguably the newly elected president Dmitry Medvedev
, who grew up in this area.
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
The Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line , is the second oldest line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened in 1961. It featured the first cross-platform transfer in the USSR...
of the Saint Petersburg Metro
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...
. It was opened on December 25, 1972. It was designed by K.N. Afonskya, A.C. Getskin and I.E. Sergeyeva. According to the original plans, the station was initially supposed to be called "Vitebskaya".
Kupchino is the oldest surviving above-ground station in Saint Peterburg (the since-demolished Dachnoye
Dachnoye
Dachnoye was a temporary station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was designed by architect Kseniya Afonskaya and opened on June 1, 1966. The station was created to serve the translation needs of nearby neighborhoods until the Leninisky Prospekt-Prospekt Veteranov...
predates it by several years). It has a transfer link-up to Kupchino Station of the Vitebskya Railroad. It also has two exits to outside the station, as well as a long tunnel that leads to Vitebsky Prospect.
The most famous son of Kupchino is arguably the newly elected president Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
, who grew up in this area.
Transit Connections
- Electrichki - St Petersburg - Posyolok-Novolicino, St-Petersburg-Oredezh, St-Petersburg - Gdov Lines
- TramwayTramways in Saint PetersburgThe city of Saint Petersburg, Russia once had the largest tram network in the world, consisting of about 340 kilometres of unduplicated track in the late 1980s. However, since 1995 the tramway network has declined sharply in size as major portions of track were removed, particularly in the city...
- Routes 25, 43, 45, 62 - TrolleybusTrolleybusA trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
- Routes 39, 47 - Municipal Bus - Routes 50, 53, 54, 56, 57, 74, 96, 157, 159
- Marshrutka - К-16, К-24, К-25, К-45, К-53, К-53а, К-56, К-59, К-82, К-96, К-113, К-139, К-151, К-201, К-216, К-217, К-246, К-250, К-253, К-286, К-292, К-293а, К-296, К-296а, К-345, К-347а, К-350, К-363, К-383, К-388, К-418, К-535, К-610, К-610а, К-688