Kupchino (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Kupchino (Russian: Ку́пчино) is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on December 25, 1972. It was designed by K.N. Afonskya, A.C. Getskin and I.E. Sergeyeva. According to the original plans, the station was initially supposed to be called "Vitebskaya". The station received its final name after a small village Kupchino, that is located 2km to the North of the station.

Kupchino
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Platform
Location	108, Vitebskiy prospect, Moskovsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°49′47″N 30°22′31″E
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Depth	Above ground
Bicycle facilities	yes
History
Opened	25.12.1972
Electrified	825 V DC
Services
Preceding station   St Petersburg Metro   Following station Zvyozdnaya toward Parnas Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line Terminus
Route map Depot 6 Vyborgskoye Parnas train deposit sidings Prospekt Prosvescheniya Ozerki maintenance point Udelnaya Pionerskaya Chyornaya Rechka Great Nevka headshunt Petrogradskaya Gorkovskaya Great Neva service siding to line 5 Nevsky Prospekt Sennaya Ploshchad to track 1 of line 2 Tekhnologichesky Institut to track 2 of line 1 Frunzenskaya Moskovskiye Vorota Elektrosila Park Pobedy Moskovskaya headshunt Zvyozdnaya Kupchino Depot 3 Moskovskoye

Kupchino is the oldest surviving above-ground station in Saint Peterburg (the since-demolished Dachnoye predates it by several years). It has a transfer link-up to Kupchino Station of the Vitebskya Railroad. It also has two exits to outside the station, as well as a long tunnel that leads to Vitebsky Prospect.

The most famous resident of Kupchino is arguably the third President and current Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, who grew up in this area. Another famous resident of the neighborhood is the mathematician Grigori Perelman.