Chkalovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

For other uses, see Chkalovskaya metro station (disambiguation).

Chkalovskaya (Russian: Чка́ловская) is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on September 15, 1997, as a Pravoberezhnaya Line station, but it was transferred to Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line on March 7, 2009. The station was named after Valery Chkalov, a famous Russian aviator. A sculpture of him, which was created by V. Sveshnikov, was erected by the station's entrance. The station's decoration features an aviation theme. The floor design invokes airport landing strips, while the lights look like components of the ANT-6 aircraft. The escalator lamps were designed to resemble propellers.

Chkalovskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Location	12, Big str. of Zelenin, Petrogradsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59.961056°N 30.292028°E / 59.961056; 30.292028
Operated by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Frunzensko–Primorskaya Line
Platforms	1 (Island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	≈60 m (197 ft)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1997
Electrified	825 V DC by low third rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Krestovsky Ostrov towards Komendantsky Prospekt Line 5 Sportivnaya towards Shushary
Route map headshunt Komendantsky Prospekt headshunt Staraya Derevnya Great Nevka Yelagin island Middle Nevka Krestovsky Ostrov Little Nevka Chkalovskaya Sportivnaya Little Neva Admiralteyskaya Service siding to line 2 Sadovaya Service siding to line 4 Zvenigorodskaya Obvodny Kanal Volkovskaya headshunt Bukharestskaya Mezhdunarodnaya headshunt Prospekt Slavy Dunayskaya A 118 St. Petersburg Ring Road Shushary Depot 7 Yuzhnoye

Transport

Buses: 1, 14, 25, 185, 191.

In popular culture

• In 2006 the station has served as a scene for a movie «Piter FM» (dir. Oksana Bychkova). Main characters set up an appointment at the monument of Valery Chkalov.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070430125703/http://metro-spb.nwd.ru/Stations/5/l5_ck.htm