Chkalovskaya (russian: Чка́ловская) is a station on the

Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line Line 5 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line'' (russian: Фру́нзенско-Примо́рская ли́ния) or ''Purple Line'', is a newest rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersbur ...

of the

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 ...

. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on September 15, 1997, as a Pravoberezhnaya Line station, but it was transferred to Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line on March 7, 2009. The station was named after

Valery Chkalov Valery Pavlovich Chkalov ( rus, Валерий Павлович Чкалов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕkaləf; – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936). Early life Chkalov was bo ...

, a famous Russian aviator. A sculpture of him, which was created by V. Sveshnikov, was erected by the station's entrance. The station's decoration features an aviation theme. The floor design invokes airport landing strips, while the lights look like components of the ANT-6 aircraft. The escalator lamps were designed to resemble propellers.

Transport

Buses: 1, 14, 25, 185, 191.

In popular culture

* In 2006 the station has served as a scene for a movie «

Piter FM Piter FM is a 2006 Russian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oksana Bychkova and starring Ekaterina Fedulova, Evgeniy Tsyganov and Alexey Barabash. The plot revolves around the serendipitous and unexpected romance between a young man and w ...

» (dir. Oksana Bychkova). Main characters set up an appointment at the monument of

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070430125703/http://metro-spb.nwd.ru/Stations/5/l5_ck.htm Saint Petersburg Metro stations Railway stations in Russia opened in 1997 Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Russia-railstation-stub