Strelka (Nizhny Novgorod Metro)

Strelka

Стрелка
Nizhny Novgorod Metro
Two-span, shallow-column station
Strelka metro station
General information
Coordinates56°20′06″N 43°56′57″E / 56.334976°N 43.949294°E / 56.334976; 43.949294
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms1
Tracks2 (just one is used)
Connections 7, 41, 57, 66, 69
Construction
Structure typeIsland
Depth12
History
OpenedJune 12, 2018
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Nizhny Novgorod Metro Following station
Terminus Line 2 Moskovskaya
towards Burevestnik

Strelka (Russian: Стрелка) is a station of the Nizhny Novgorod Metro which was opened on 12 June 2018.[1] It is the northern terminus of the Sormovsko–Meshcherskaya line.

The station is located near Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The name, which means “spit” (of land) in Russian, refers to the Spit of Nizhny Novgorod at the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers.

  1. ^ Anna, Kazarina (2018-05-03). "Нижегородское правительство перенесло сдачу метро «Стрелка» на 30 мая". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-03.