Volkovskaya (russian: Волковская) 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
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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 opened on December 20, 2008, as the terminus of the newly opened Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line between
Zvenigorodskaya and Volkovskaya, which at that time had only two stations. The line was extended to
Komendantsky Prospekt
Komendantsky Prospekt (russian: Комендантский проспект), literally translate - Avenue of Commendants ) is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened on April 2, 2005. Its main decoration ...
on March 7, 2009, by adding the branch that was attached to the
Pravoberezhnaya Line
Line 4 of the Saint Petersburg Metro, also known as ''Lakhtinsko-Pravoberezhnaya Line'' (russian: Ла́хтинско-Правобере́жная) or ''Orange Line'', is a rapid transit line in Saint Petersburg
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in the 1990s due to delays on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line. On December 30, 2010,
Obvodny Kanal station opened between Volkovskaya and Zvenigorodskaya. In December 2012 the southeastern extension to
Bukharestskaya and
Mezhdunarodnaya was opened,
and Volkovskaya ceased to be the terminus.
Transport
Buses: 54, 57, 74, 76, 91, 117, 847, 856. Trams: 25, 49.
See also
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Volkovskaya railway station
References
Saint Petersburg Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 2008
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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