Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Russian: Плóщадь Восстáния, IPA: [ˈploɕːɪtʲ vɐsːˈtanʲɪjə], lit. 'Uprising Square') is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro. It is one of the system's original stations, opening on November 15, 1955. It is a deep underground pylon station at 58 metres (190 ft) depth. The main surface vestibule is situated on Vosstaniya Square, which gives its name to the station. Another exit (opened in 1960) opens directly into the Moskovsky Rail Terminal. Ploshchad Vosstaniya is connected to the station Mayakovskaya of the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line via a transfer corridor and a set of escalators.

Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Central hall
General information
LocationTsentralny District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°55′54″N 30°21′38″E / 59.9316°N 30.3605°E / 59.9316; 30.3605
Owned bySaint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)Line 1 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth58 m (190 ft)
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1955
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Chernyshevskaya
towards Devyatkino
Line 1 Vladimirskaya
Gostiny Dvor
towards Begovaya
Line 3
transfer at Mayakovskaya
Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo I
towards Rybatskoye
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