Lesnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Lesnaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Location25, Kantemirovskaya street, Vyborgsky District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°59′5.32″N 30°20′39.57″E / 59.9848111°N 30.3443250°E / 59.9848111; 30.3443250
Operated bySaint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth64
History
Opened22 April 1975
Rebuilt2017
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Ploschad Muzhestva
towards Devyatkino
Line 1 Vyborgskaya

Lesnaya (Russian: Лесна́я - fem. of adj. лесной (lesnoy) "related to forest") is a station[1] of the Saint Petersburg Metro[2] underground railroad system in the northern, Vyborgsky district, part of its Line One (Red Line, originally named Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line). Named and coloured after its neighbourhood around Forestry Academy and the eponymous nearby avenue Lesnoy Prospect leading to the college from downtown. Opened on 22 April 1975. The station is 64 metres (210 ft) under the ground.

  1. ^ "Stations opening and closing time". Official site of St. Petersburg Metro. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Map of Saint Petersburg Metro". Saint Petersburg Metro. Official website. Retrieved 2020-06-16.