Prospekt Slavy (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Prospekt Slavy
General information
SystemSaint Petersburg Metro station
OperatorSaint Petersburg Metro
LineLine 5 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Frunzensko–Primorskaya Line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Underground
History
Opened3 October 2019
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Mezhdunarodnaya Line 5 Dunayskaya
towards Shushary
Location

Prospekt Slavy (Russian: Проспект Славы (Avenue of Glory) is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Frunzensko–Primorskaya Line (Line 5) of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on 3 October 2019 as a part of the extension of the line to the south from Mezhdunarodnaya. The extension also included Dunayskaya and Shushary stations. Prospect Slavy is located between Mezhdunarodnaya and Dunayskaya.[1][2]

Prospekt Slavy is built under the corner of Bukharestskaya Street and Slavy Avenue, in Frunzensky District.

Architecture and decoration of the station

Despite its depth, the station has 2 exits equipped with four escalators each, the station structure itself is three-spanned, with arches between the central hall and the platforms. The entrance lobbies are underground, equipped with escalators, and also serve as underground passages under Bucharest Street.The station is decorated in the theme of the Great Patriotic War and the Afghan War. In the southern lobby of the station there is an exhibition of fire fighting equipment from tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union, represented by the ZiL-130 fire truck.

Transfers to other public transport

Buses: 11, 54, 56, 57, 114, 116, 141, 157, 239, 241, 253, 282, 288. Trolleybuses: 26, 27, 29. Trams: 25, 43, 45, 49.

References

  1. ↑ "Перспективы развития метрополитена" (in Russian). Saint Petersburg Metro. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "В Петербурге назвали сроки открытия пяти новых станций метро" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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