Yungorodok is a station on the

Samara Metro Samara Metro (russian: link=no, Самарское Метро), formerly known as the Kuybyshev Metro (), is a rapid transit system which serves the city of Samara, Russia. Opened in 1987, it consists of one line with ten stations and approxima ...

. It opened on 26 December 1987 and was intended to be a temporary station until the completion of Krylya Sovetov. When the government changed the plan for the Metro, Krylya Sovetov was abandoned and Yungorodok became a permanent station. It is the southern terminus of the line and the only aboveground station on the system. The name refers to the housing development Yungorodok, a section of

Samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...

which means “young city” in Russian. The station is in close proximity of

Aviakor OJSC Aviakor (russian: Авиако́р) is an aviation plant located in Samara, Russia. It is part of the Russian Machines holding under control of the financial industrial group Basic Element owned by Oleg Deripaska. Aviakor constructs, repa ...

, Samara's Aviation factory. Yungorodok also has several tramway transfers including lines 2,3,10,17, and 19. The Samara metro train depot is right next to the station.

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Official station page
Samara Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1987 {{Russia-metro-stub