Gorkovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Gorkovskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
Coordinates	59°57′22″N 30°19′08″E / 59.95611°N 30.31889°E / 59.95611; 30.31889Coordinates: 59°57′22″N 30°19′08″E / 59.95611°N 30.31889°E / 59.95611; 30.31889
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1963-07-01
Services
Preceding station   St Petersburg Metro   Following station Petrogradskaya toward Parnas Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line Nevsky Prospekt toward Kupchino

Depot 6 "Vyborgskoe" Parnas Prospekt Prosvescheniya Ozerki Udelnaya Pionerskaya Chernaya River Chornaya Rechka Bolshaya Nevka Karpovka Petrogradskaya Gorkovskaya Neva River Moyka Nevsky Prospekt Sennaya Ploshchad Fontanka River Tekhnologichesky Institut Obvodny Kanal Frunzenskaya Moskovskiye Vorota Elektrosila Park Pobedy Moskovskaya ( Shuttle bus to Pulkovo Airport ) 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 Kamennoostrovsky 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.

Entrance to the station

Original station entrance in 2007

Notable landmarks

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

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070314101710/http://metro-spb.nwd.ru/Stations/2/l2_gr.htm