Mezhdunarodnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Mezhdunarodnaya (Russian: Международная) (literally - international) is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line (Line 5) of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on December 28, 2012 together with Bukharestskaya as an extension of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line.[1][2] It was the southeastern terminus of the line until 3 October 2019, when an extension of the line to the south with three stations, Prospekt Slavy, Dunayskaya, and Shushary, was opened.[3][4]

Mezhdunarodnaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station hall
Location	3, Bely Kuny street, Frunzensky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Owned 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	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	28 December 2012
Electrified	825 V DC low third rail
Services
Preceding station   Saint Petersburg Metro   Following station Bukharestskaya toward Komendantsky Prospekt Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line Prospekt Slavy toward 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 Shushary Depot 7 Yuzhnoye

Mezhdunarodnaya is built under the corner of Bukharestskaya Street and Bely Kuna Street, in Frunzensky District.[1] The name of the station means International and originates from the fact that many streets in the area (including these two) have been named to commemorate Eastern European politicians or cities.

Mezhdunarodnaya is a column-wall 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]

The entrance to the station is built into a shopping mall that goes under the similar name - "Mezhdunarodny".

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.
3. "Перспективы развития метрополитена" (in Russian). Saint Petersburg Metro. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
4. "В Петербурге назвали сроки открытия пяти новых станций метро" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 20 December 2017.