Ploshchad Lenina (Saint Petersburg Metro)

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Ploshchad Lenina
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Location	Kalininsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°57′24″N 30°21′20″E / 59.95667°N 30.35556°E / 59.95667; 30.35556
Operated by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms	1 (Island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Finlyandsky Rail Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	71 m (233 ft)
History
Opened	June 1, 1958
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Vyborgskaya towards Devyatkino Line 1 Chernyshevskaya towards Prospekt Veteranov

Ploshchad Lenina (Russian: Пло́щадь Ле́нина, Lenin Square) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, located between Chernyshevskaya and Vyborgskaya. The station was opened on June 1, 1958, on the second line of the metro between Ploshchad Vosstaniya and Ploshchad Lenina. It was named after Lenin Square, the location of its surface vestibule. In the early plans, it was named "Finland Station."