One of the stations of Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Linia - the shortest line of Petersburg metro (20,6 km) that, running under the Nevsky prospect, comes from the western city part (Vasileostrovsky District) to the south-western part of the city (Nevsky District). The Line, which is assigned Green on the map, consists of 10 stations of functional design, 6 of them built on the “horizontal lift” principle - Primorskaya, Vasileostrovskaya, Gostiny Dvor, Mayakovskaya, Ploschad Alexandra Nevskogo I, Lomonosovskaya, Elizarovskaya, Proletarskaya, Obuhovo, Rybatskoe. Primorskaya metro station (architects V.N.Sokolova, N.I.Starodubova, V.A.Reppo) with its simple design and a massive anchor was constructed in 1979 on the Decembrists’ Island on the river Smolenka embankment.
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