Primorskaya
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Primorskaya is the north-western terminus of the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
(Line 3) of the Saint Petersburg Metro
. It was designed by V.N. Sokolov, M.I. Starodubov and V.A. Penno and opened on 28 September 1979. The opening of the station, situated in the western part of Vasilievsky Island
, was designed to coincide with the expansion of the local neighborhoods. Like many stations built during the Cold War
era, it was designed to double as a fallout shelter. Thus, the underground portion of the station features a set of blast doors a few meters before the escalator. The station's exit vestibule was eventually expanded to house one of the system's communication centers. The building also hosts a metro museum and Metropoliten cafe.
. The station it will link to will probably be called Primorskaya II. However, the construction is unlikely to be completed before 2015 at the very earliest
Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
The Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line , is a line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened in 1967. Since 1994, it has been officially designated as Line 3. It stands out among St. Petersburg metro lines for two reasons — its stations are almost exclusively of "Horizontal Lift" type and it has the...
(Line 3) 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 designed by V.N. Sokolov, M.I. Starodubov and V.A. Penno and opened on 28 September 1979. The opening of the station, situated in the western part of Vasilievsky Island
Vasilievsky Island
Vasilyevsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva in the south and northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland in the west. Vasilyevsky Island is separated from Dekabristov Island by the Smolenka River...
, was designed to coincide with the expansion of the local neighborhoods. Like many stations built during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era, it was designed to double as a fallout shelter. Thus, the underground portion of the station features a set of blast doors a few meters before the escalator. The station's exit vestibule was eventually expanded to house one of the system's communication centers. The building also hosts a metro museum and Metropoliten cafe.
Recent developments and plans
The station is slated to have a transfer link to the Pravoberezhnaya LinePravoberezhnaya 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...
. The station it will link to will probably be called Primorskaya II. However, the construction is unlikely to be completed before 2015 at the very earliest
Transit links
- 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...
- Route 6 - 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...
- Route 10 - Municipal Bus - Routes 1, 6, 7, 47, 152
- Marshrutka - К-6к, К-38, К-44, К-44а, К-120, К-124, К-162, К-175а, К-183, К-186, К-273, К-247, К-248, К-309, К-359, К-362, К-690.