Gorkovskaya () is a station on the

Nizhny Novgorod Metro The Nizhny Novgorod Metro (russian: Нижегородское метро), formerly known as the Gorky Metro (russian: Горьковское метро), is a rapid-transit system which serves the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Opened in 19 ...

and is the northern terminus on the Avtozavodskaya line. It opened on November 4, 2012. It is also the only station on the right bank of the

Oka River The Oka (russian: Ока́, ) is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its ...

in the historic Upper City section of

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

. The station is named for Gorky Square, under which the station is situated.

Maxim Gorky Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and social ...

was born in Nizhny Novgorod and the city was itself named ''Gorky'' until 1990.

Construction

Construction of the station itself took four years and cost 20 billion rubles. The plans for a station in the Upper City were developed in 1987 in conjunction with the planned construction of the Metromost bridge over the Oka. Construction on the bridge started in 1992, but a lack of a financing interrupted the work several times. The work restarted in 2006 with the initial phase opening in 2009.

Notable landmarks

Near the station there are many tourist destinations: Gorky Square,

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (russian: Большая Покровская улица, lit=Greater Intercession Street. Short-name - Pokrovka) is the high street in the historical centre of Nizhny Novgorod and one of its oldest streets. Until 19 ...

, Malaya Pokrovskaya Street and Maslyakova Street. From the station you can walk to the

Kremlin The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty, Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of th ...

on the pedestrian Bolshaya Pokrovskaya street.

References

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