Gorkovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Gorkovskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station

Station Hall
Station statistics
Lines Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
Structure Underground
Platforms Island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1963-07-01
Owned by Saint Petersburg Metro
Services
Preceding station   StPetersburg Metro   Following station
toward Parnas
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
toward Kupchino
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
Legend
Depot 6 "Vyborgskoe"
Parnas
Prospekt Prosvescheniya
Ozerki
Udelnaya
Pionerskaya
Chornaya Rechka
Chornaya Rechka
Bolshaya Nevka
Karpovka
Petrogradskaya
Gorkovskaya
Neva River
Moyka
Nevsky Prospekt  ↔  Gostiny Dvor
Sennaya Ploshchad ↔ Sadovaya  ↔ Spasskaya
Fontanka River
Tekhnologichesky Institut  ↔  Tekhnologichesky Institut
Obvodny Kanal
Frunzenskaya
Moskovskiye Vorota
Elektrosila
Park Pobedy
Moskovskaya
Zvyozdnaya
Kupchino
Depot 3 "Moskovskoye"

Gorkovskaya (Russian: Го́рьковская) is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was designed by A.S. Getskin, V.P. Shuvalova, S.L.Mihaylov, H.I. Bashnin, S.I. Evdokimov, A.P. Izoitko and E.I. Travnikov. It opened on July 1, 1963. The station's name was derived from Maxim Gorky Avenue (later renamed Kronverskiy Avenue). The station was designed as a tribute to the writer.

The ground-level vestibule is located at the intersection between Kamennoovstovsky and Kronverksky Prospects. The vestibule is designed to withstand a direct impact during carpet bombing.

The station closed in October 2008 for a 14-month reconstruction and reopened in December 2009 as initially planned.

Notable landmarks

The station is located in close proximity to Peter and Paul Fortress, as well as the Saint Petersburg Mosque and Leningrad Zoo.

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