Saint Petersburg

(Leningrad), Russia (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	15.11.1955
Network length	105.5 km (65.57 mi)
Number of stations	60 (53*)
Number of lines	4
Stations per line	15.00
Avg. station distance*	1.99 km (1.24 mi)
Avg. line length	26.38 km (16.39 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	602 million (2006) [source]
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	Windowless steel doors in ten stations
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

	Saint Petersburg Outstanding, palace-like stations are found here, similar to those in Moscow [metrowalks.ru], [metrosoyuza.net]. Some of the older metro entrances are elaborate round buildings. Photo [spb.metro.ru]: Entrance building of Ploshchad Vosstaniya station from 1955.
	Most stations in Saint Petersburg are of excellent architectural quality. Dazzling, themed metro stations are on the first metro stretch between Avtovo and Ploshchad Vosstaniya, which opened in 1955. Photo: Platform of Avtovo station with 30 marble columns and 16 glass columns.
	The metro is the world's deepest with an average station being 60 meters below ground. Some stations double as bomb shelters. Photo [metrowalks.ru]: Platform level of Krestovskiy Ostrov station from 1999.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Pre-recorded "Ostorozhno, dveri zakryvautsa" ("Mind the closing doors") (wav from voices.metro.ru). Upon arriving the message is "Stanciya [name]. Sleduyuschaya stanciya – [name]. (Perehod na liniyu [number])" ("Station [name]. Next station – [name]. (Transfer to line [number])".

Saint Petersburg

Departing metro train.

Length: 20 sec.

Metro Museums

Saint Petersburg Metro Museum. Since 2005. Location: Primorskaya station building (after moving from Avtovo train depot to new location).
Address: Odoevskogo, 29. At Primorskaya metro station.
Reference: en.wikipedia.org, ru.wikipedia.org.

Photo Tours

Saint Petersburg photo tour

Useful Links for Saint Petersburg Metro

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Images (Google Images)
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Wikipedia page
Saint Petersburg city information (Wikipedia)

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