Ploschad Muzhestva (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Ploshchad Muzhestva (Russian: Пло́щадь Му́жества, Square of Fortitude) is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Opened on 31 December 1975. The station got its name because of its location next to the eponymous Muzhestva Square (roundabout). The square and the station were designed as a starting point on the way to Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery where hundreds of thousands of victims, mostly civilian, of the 1941-44 siege of the city during World War II are buried.

Ploshchad Muzhestva
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
LocationKalininsky District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°59′59.08″N 30°21′58.17″E / 59.9997444°N 30.3661583°E / 59.9997444; 30.3661583
Owned bySaint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth67
History
Opened31 December 1975
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Politekhnicheskaya
towards Devyatkino
Line 1 Lesnaya