Bukharestskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Bukharestskaya (Russian: Бухарестская) is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line (Line 5) of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on December 28, 2012 together with Mezhdunarodnaya as an extension of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line.[1][2]

Bukharestskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station hall
Location	Frunzensky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Operated by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Frunzensko–Primorskaya Line
Platforms	1 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	65 metres (213 ft)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	28 December 2012
Electrified	825 V DC low third rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Volkovskaya towards Komendantsky Prospekt Line 5 Mezhdunarodnaya towards Shushary
Route map headshunt Komendantsky Prospekt headshunt Staraya Derevnya Great Nevka Yelagin island Middle Nevka Krestovsky Ostrov Little Nevka Chkalovskaya Sportivnaya Little Neva Admiralteyskaya Service siding to line 2 Sadovaya Service siding to line 4 Zvenigorodskaya Obvodny Kanal Volkovskaya headshunt Bukharestskaya Mezhdunarodnaya headshunt Prospekt Slavy Dunayskaya A118 ( St. Petersburg Ring Road ) Shushary Depot 7 Yuzhnoye

The station is located on the southeastern side of the line, between Volkovskaya and Mezhdunarodnaya Stations. At the moment the station was opened, Mezhdunarodnaya served as the southeastern terminus of the line. Bukharestskaya is built under the corner of Bukharestskaya Street (hence the name) and Salova Street, in Frunzensky District.[1]

Bukharestskaya is a pylon station. The construction started in 1986[1] but was frozen, and restarted in the 2000s. It was originally planned to be opened in August 2012, but the opening was postponed until December 2012, since the escalators were not delivered on time.[1]

There have been several proposals to rename the station, however, the name was kept, since the decoration of the station, commemorating the city of Bucharest, was ready in advance, and it was unreasonable to make new design of the station.[1]

The station lobby is built in the shopping mall "Continent".

References

1. Аликин, Александр (December 21, 2012). Как будут выглядеть станции метро "Бухарестская" и "Международная". dp.ru (in Russian).
2. В Москве начала работу новая станция метро – "Пятницкое шоссе" (in Russian). Channel One. December 28, 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.