Novokrestovskaya

Novokrestovskaya (Russian: Новокрестовская) is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line (Line 3) of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It opened on 26 May 2018 as part of the extension of the line to the north from Primorskaya.[1] The extension also included Begovaya station. Novokrestovskaya is located between Primorskaya and Begovaya.[2][3] Since April 2, 2020, the station was temporarily closed from outbreaks of coronavirus infection COVID-19.[4]

Novokrestovskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
LocationPetrogradsky District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Owned bySaint Petersburg Metro
Line(s) Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Depth23 meters (76 feet)
History
Opened26 May 2018
Closed2 April 2020
Services
Preceding station   St Petersburg Metro   Following station
Terminus
Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line
toward Rybatskoye
Route map
headshunts
Begovaya
Great Nevka
 Novokrestovskaya
Neva Bay
Primorskaya
Vasileostrovskaya
Great Neva
 Gostiny Dvor
Mayakovskaya
Service siding to line 1
 Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo I
headshunt
Service siding to line 4
 Yelizarovskaya
 Lomonosovskaya
headshunt
abandoned tunnels
 Proletarskaya
 Obukhovo
Rybatskoye
Nevskoye Depot

The station is situated at the western tip of Krestovsky Island, close to Krestovsky Stadium. The extension of the line had been tied to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which partly took place at this stadium in Summer 2018.

References
  1. "В Петербурге накануне дня города открыли станции метро "Новокрестовская" и "Беговая"". TASS. 2018-05-26.
  2. "Перспективы развития метрополитена" (in Russian). Saint Petersburg Metro. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "В Петербурге назвали сроки открытия пяти новых станций метро" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. Станция метро «Новокрестовская» закрыта полностью

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