Frunzensko-Primorskaya line of the St. Petersburg metro is a relatively young branch. The first section of the fifth line was opened in 1997. The construction of the "purple" line to full functionality was completed only in 2009, when the section of the "yellow" line "Komendantsky Prospekt" - "Sadovaya" was attached to the section "Zvenigorodskaya" - "Volkovskaya". The metro often attracts guests and residents of the city with its special atmosphere and mystery, so the opening of new stations is always a big event. At many forums dedicated to the St. Petersburg subway, there were heated discussions of Volkovskaya and its interior. What do Petersburgers remember about Volkovskaya station, what does it look like underground and from the outside, and how to get to it?
Volkovskaya metro station location
The location of the station is the intersection of Kasimovskaya and Bukharestskaya streets in the immediate vicinity of the Volkovskaya railway platform. The metro does not have a separate pavilion -the passenger and service entrances are connected to the Radius shopping mall. For residents and guests of the city, temporarily or permanently residing in the Frunzensky district, from the moment of construction to this day, the question “How to get to the Volkovskaya metro station by public transport?” is relevant. The station is connected to tram lines 25 and 49, trolleybus 42, as well as many social and commercial buses, which often show the most important stops in large print on the front glass or information board.
Underground structures of Volkovskaya station
For the first time in almost 45 years of the history of the St. Petersburg metro, Volkovskaya has become a new deep-laid pylon station. The metro was laid at a depth of 61 meters and designed by the architect N. Romashkin-Timanov. The modern style, bright purple hues of the station, the 5 lines on the diagram to match the color, and the artwork dedicated to the Volkovo historical district created a good impression of the station for the first visitors.
It is also worth noting an interesting mosaic located opposite the escalators: it depicts the village of Volkovo, along which a ginger cat is walking. Petersburgers have a whole tradition of stroking his image "for good luck" and just like that - the townspeople really liked the tailed owner of Volkovskaya.
Life of Volkovskaya Station
Until 2012, the Volkovskaya station was the final one, so there were three dead ends and three ramps for trains behind it. Now there is an itemMaintenance. 792 thousand 722 people per month - this is exactly the average passenger flow of the Volkovskaya station. The metro, laid deep into the Frunzensky district up to the Mezhdunarodnaya station, continues to grow, which cannot but please the townspeople, since earlier it took a long time to get to other stations by surface transport.
Now Volkovskaya is fully functional: all major mobile operators are accepted in the lobbies and tunnels, there are ATMs and terminals for paying for mobile phones and the Internet. The station is open to passengers from 05:35 to 00:05 minutes. The plans for the future for the Volkovskaya metro include the construction of an underpass to the station of the same name, which will be used for passenger traffic.
At the moment, the Volkovskaya railway station is an exclusively cargo platform. Its re-equipment for the reception and departure of passengers is a matter of perhaps one or two decades, but negotiations about such a possibility are already underway.
Resting places near Volkovskaya station
The entrance hall of the Volkovskaya metro station (St. Petersburg) is combined with the Radius shopping complex, which, in fact, is a paradise for shoppers - a discount center. The center is open to visitors from 10:00 to 22:00. Also, not far from Volkovskaya there is a large modern shopping and entertainment center RIO, which has everything for a fun pastime with family and friends - from a cinema with 6 halls to a food court, as well as a spacious ice rink.
SEC "RIO"located at st. Fuchika, d. 2 and is open daily from 10 am to 10 pm. For lovers of cultural recreation since 2010 on the street. Kasimovskaya, d. 5 there is a Krug theater with an interesting repertoire and a pleasant atmosphere. The Slavyansky Bazar microdistrict-scale shopping complex is also located near the Volkovskaya station at 16 Strelbischenskaya St. and satisfies all the household needs of the residents of the Frunzensky District.
