Zenit (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Zenit (Russian: Зенит) is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line (Line 3) of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It opened on May 26, 2018 as Novokrestovskaya as part of the extension of the line to the north from Primorskaya.[1] This extension also included the Begovaya station. Zenit is located between Primorskaya and Begovaya.[2][3] As of September 2020, the station remains temporarily closed since April 2, 2020 as part of the measures taken against the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Zenit
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Location	Petrogradsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	23 meters (76 feet)
History
Opened	26 May 2018
Closed	2 April 2020
Electrified	Third rail
Previous names	Novokrestovskaya
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Begovaya Terminus Line 3 Primorskaya towards Rybatskoye
Route map headshunts Begovaya Great Nevka Zenit Neva Bay  ЗСД  Western High- Speed Diameter Primorskaya Vasileostrovskaya Great Neva Gostiny Dvor Mayakovskaya Service siding to line 1 Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo I headshunt Service siding to line 4 Yelizarovskaya Lomonosovskaya headshunt abandoned tunnels Proletarskaya Obukhovo A118 ( St. Petersburg Ring Road ) Rybatskoye Nevskoye Depot

The station is situated at the western tip of Krestovsky Island, close to Krestovsky Stadium. The extension of the line had been tied to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which partly took place at this stadium in summer 2018.

On August 19, 2020 the station, while still closed, was renamed Zenit as a result of lobbying efforts of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[5]

References

1. "В Петербурге накануне дня города открыли станции метро "Новокрестовская" и "Беговая"". TASS. 2018-05-26.
2. "Перспективы развития метрополитена" (in Russian). Saint Petersburg Metro. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. "В Петербурге назвали сроки открытия пяти новых станций метро" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
4. Станция метро «Новокрестовская» закрыта полностью
5. Golubkova, Mariya. "Станцию метро "Новокрестовская" в Петербурге переименовали в "Зенит"". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian).