Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Saint Petersburg Metro) Explained

Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Address:Tsentralny District
Borough:Saint Petersburg
Country:Russia
Coordinates:59.9316°N 30.3605°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:1
Depth:580NaN0
Tracks:2
Opened:November 15, 1955
Electrified:Third rail
Owned:Saint Petersburg Metro
Map State:collapsed

Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Russian: Плóщадь Восстáния|p=ˈploɕːɪtʲ vɐsːˈtanʲɪjə|5=Uprising Square) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro. It is one of the system's original stations, opening on November 15, 1955. It is a deep underground pylon station at depth. The main surface vestibule is situated on Vosstaniya Square, which gives its name to the station. Another exit (opened in 1960) opens directly into the Moskovsky Rail Terminal. Ploshchad Vosstaniya is connected to the station Mayakovskaya of the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line via a transfer corridor and a set of escalators.