Leninsky Prospekt (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Leninsky Prospekt
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
LocationKirovsky District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°51′07″N 30°16′06″E / 59.85194°N 30.26833°E / 59.85194; 30.26833
Operated bySaint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth8 m (26 ft)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened5 October 1977
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Avtovo
towards Devyatkino
Line 1 Prospekt Veteranov
Terminus

Leninsky Prospekt (Russian: Ле́нинский проспе́кт, English: Leninsky Avenue) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro,[1] located between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov.

The station was opened on 29 September 1977 in the section between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov, replacing the temporary surface station Dachnoye. It is named after the street of the same name, where one of the entrances is located.

  1. ^ "Leninsky Prospekt Metro Station (Saint Petersburg, 1977)".