Prospekt Veteranov (Saint Petersburg Metro)
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Prospekt Veteranov is a station on the south end of Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line
of the Saint Petersburg Metro
, next to Leninsky Prospekt
.
The station was opened on September 29, 1977 along with Leninsky Prospekt. It is located near the beginning of the street of the same name.
This station has no above-ground pavilion. Entrance to the station (like to Leninsky Prospekt
) is provided through underground pedestrian crossings, with exits onto Prospekt Veteranov and Dachny Prospekt. The station's exit does not have escalators either.
Prospekt Veteranov is a shallow column station
lying in a depth of 8m. The underground hall was constructed as a project of the architect V. G. Khiltchenko and the engineer S. P. Schukin. Memorial style corresponds the name of the station.
The station is remarkable because it is the most crowded metro station in Russia, due to the large part of the city that it serves. Prospekt Veteranov accepts about 200 000 passengers daily.
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line is the oldest line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened in 1955. The original stations are very beautiful and elaborately decorated, especially Avtovo and Narvskaya. The line connects four out of five Saint Petersburg's main railway stations...
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...
, next to Leninsky Prospekt
Leninsky Prospekt (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Leninsky Prospekt is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, located between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov....
.
The station was opened on September 29, 1977 along with Leninsky Prospekt. It is located near the beginning of the street of the same name.
This station has no above-ground pavilion. Entrance to the station (like to Leninsky Prospekt
Leninsky Prospekt (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Leninsky Prospekt is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, located between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov....
) is provided through underground pedestrian crossings, with exits onto Prospekt Veteranov and Dachny Prospekt. The station's exit does not have escalators either.
Prospekt Veteranov is a shallow column station
Shallow column station
The shallow column station is a type of construction of subway stations, with the distinguishing feature being an abundance of supplementary supports for the underground cavity...
lying in a depth of 8m. The underground hall was constructed as a project of the architect V. G. Khiltchenko and the engineer S. P. Schukin. Memorial style corresponds the name of the station.
The station is remarkable because it is the most crowded metro station in Russia, due to the large part of the city that it serves. Prospekt Veteranov accepts about 200 000 passengers daily.