Novocherkasskaya | |
Address: | Krasnogvardeysky District |
Borough: | Saint Petersburg |
Country: | Russia |
Coordinates: | 59.9291°N 30.4118°W |
Structure: | Underground |
Platform: | 1 (Island platform) |
Depth: | ≈610NaN0 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | December 30, 1985 |
Electrified: | Third rail |
Operator: | Saint Petersburg Metro |
Map State: | collapsed |
Novocherkasskaya (Russian: Новочерка́сская) is a station on the Line 4 of Saint Petersburg Metro, opened on December 30, 1985. The station was planned to be named Zanevskaya, but it was ultimately called Krasnogvardeyskaya until 1992; the station's name was changed after its namesake, the Krasnogvardeysky Avenue, was renamed to Novocherkassky.[1] [2] The station is unique as it does not have its own building above ground; one must enter through an underground pedestrian crossing.[3]
The station's vestibule design is dedicated to the Red Army and its fight for power in the Russian Revolution; the escalators feature a mosaic at the bottom portal, the walls are also lined with red marble.