Ploshchad Lenina (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Ploshchad Lenina | |||||||||||
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| Saint Petersburg Metro station | |||||||||||
Station Hall | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kalininsky District Saint Petersburg Russia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°57′24″N 30°21′20″E / 59.95667°N 30.35556°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Saint Petersburg Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (Island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Finlyandsky Rail Terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 71 m (233 ft) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1, 1958 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Third rail | ||||||||||
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Ploshchad Lenina (Russian: Пло́щадь Ле́нина, Lenin Square) is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, located between Chernyshevskaya and Vyborgskaya. The station was opened on June 1, 1958, on the second line of the metro between Ploshchad Vosstaniya and Ploshchad Lenina. It was named after Lenin Square, the location of its surface vestibule. In the early plans, it was named "Finland Station."