Pushkinskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro) Explained

Pushkinskaya
Address:Admiralteysky District
Borough:Saint Petersburg
Country:Russia
Coordinates:59.9207°N 30.3297°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:1 (Island platform)
Depth:≈570NaN0
Tracks:2
Opened:30 April 1956
Electrified:Third rail
Operator:Saint Petersburg Metro
Map State:collapsed

Pushkinskaya (Russian: Пу́шкинская) is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It first opened on 30 April 1956, under the original name of "Vitebskiy vokzal", referring to the connecting Vitebsky railway station.

There is a monument in the station dedicated to the poet Alexander Pushkin sculpted by Mikhail Anikushin. This station was the first USSR metro station with memorial located under the ground.