Mayakovskaya (russian: Маяко́вская) is a station on the
Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line of
Saint Petersburg Metro
The Saint Petersburg Metro (russian: links=no, Петербургский метрополитен, Peterburgskiy metropoliten) is a rapid transit system in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction began in early 1941, but was put on hold due to Wor ...
, opened on November 3, 1967, and named after Russian poet
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (, ; rus, Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский, , vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj, Ru-Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky.ogg, links=y; – 14 Apr ...
. The main surface vestibule is situated on
Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Prospect ( rus, Не́вский проспе́кт, r=Nevsky Prospekt (street), Prospekt, p=ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt) is the main street (high street) in the federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg in Russian Federation, ...
. Mayakovskaya is connected to the station
Ploshchad Vosstaniya Ploshchad Vosstaniya may refer to:
* Vosstaniya Square, Saint Petersburg
* Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Ploshchad Vosstaniya ( rus, Плóщадь Восстáния, p=ˈploɕːɪtʲ vɐsːˈtanʲɪjə, lit. ''Uprising Square'' ...
of the
Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line
Line 1 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line'' (russian: Ки́ровско-Вы́боргская ли́ния) or ''Red Line'', is the oldest rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1955, wh ...
via a transfer corridor and a set of escalators. The transfer corridor also links both stations to
Moskovsky Rail Terminal
External links
Saint Petersburg Metro stations
Nevsky Prospekt
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1967
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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