St. Petersburg metro celebrates 71 years underground

St. Petersburg Metro on November 15 was 71 years old. That’s how long it’s been since Leningrad opened traffic on the first line of the subway.

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The construction of the subway was stopped by the war. Work resumed only in 1946, during the reconstruction of the city after the blockade. The first section connected the station from the "Rebellion Square" to "Avtovo", and the station first received passengers on November 15, 1955.

According to the administration of St. Petersburg, the metro daily transports about 2 million residents and guests of the city. Only through the “Insurrection Square” more than 80 thousand people pass per day.

Over the decades, the metro has become one of the foundations of the transport system of St. Petersburg. By the end of 2025, it had six lines and 75 stations.

Earlier it was reported that the metro station “Smolny” was removed from the project brown line.