Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) – Metro – Pushkinskaya – Line 1

Pushkinskaya - A Savin

Pushkinskaya – A Savin

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Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) – Metro – Pushkinskaya – Line 1

Pushkinskaya - 06

Pushkinskaya – 06

Pushkinskaya (Russian: Пу́шкинская) is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It first opened on 30 April 1956, under the original name of ‘Vitebskiy vokzal’, referring to the connecting Vitebsky railway station.

Pushkinskaya - 05

Pushkinskaya – 05

There is a monument in the station dedicated to the poet Alexander Pushkin sculpted by Mikhail Anikushin. This station was the first USSR metro station with memorial [to Pushkin?] located under the ground.

Pushkinskaya - 04

Pushkinskaya – 04

Text from Wikipedia.

Pushkinskaya - 03

Pushkinskaya – 03

Pushkinskaya - 02

Pushkinskaya – 02

Pushkinskaya - 01

Pushkinskaya – 01

Pushkinskaya - 07

Pushkinskaya – 07

Location:

Admiralteysky District

GPS:

59°55′14.48″N

30°19′46.81″E

Depth:

57m (187ft)

Opened:

30 April 1956

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