Yelizarovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Yelizarovskaya
Station Hall
General information
LocationNevsky District
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°53′48″N 30°25′25″E / 59.8967°N 30.4235°E / 59.8967; 30.4235
SystemSaint Petersburg Metro station
Owned bySaint Petersburg Metro
LineLine 3 (Saint Petersburg Metro) Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth≈62 m (203 ft)
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1970
ElectrifiedThird rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station
Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo I
towards Begovaya
Line 3 Lomonosovskaya
towards Rybatskoye
Location
Map

Yelizarovskaya (Russian: Елиза́ровская) is a station on the Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro (formerly Leningrad Metro), opened on December 21, 1970.

History

During design stage in 1960s, the station was originally named after the station location Yelizary Avenue [ru],[1] which was named after Mark Yelizarov (1863-1919), who became the first People's Commissar of Railways of Soviet Russia. The Leningrad Metro was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Railways.[2]

The station design originally planned to be a station on the ground but has to be changed to an underground station due to hydrological condition of the ground.[3]

From February 8 to December 29, 2016, the station was closed for reconstruction due to issue in waterproofing.[4] The reconstructed Yelizarovskaya has a few changes. Lamps were replaced with LED lighting, entrance were replaced for inclusive designs, an ornamental panel with views of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg was installed.[5]

Station information

At the station lobby, there is a sculpture named "The Uprising of the Proletariat".[2]

References