Sennaya Ploshchad
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Sennaya Ploshchad is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
of Saint Petersburg Metro
, opened on July 1, 1963. It is a deep underground pylon station
. Its surface vestibule is situated near Sennaya Square
, which gives its name to the station. Construction of the entrance to the station was given as a pretext for demolition of the Saviour Church on Sennaya Square
. Before 1992 both the square and the station were known under the name Ploshchad Mira (Peace Square). In June 1999 the concrete canopy of the surface vestibule collapsed, killing seven. The station is connected to the station Spasskaya of the Pravoberezhnaya Line
and Sadovaya
of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line via an underground transfer corridor.
Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line
The Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line , is the second oldest line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, opened in 1961. It featured the first cross-platform transfer in the USSR...
of Saint Petersburg Metro
Saint Petersburg Metro
The Saint Petersburg Metro is the underground railway system in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It has been open since November 15, 1955.Formerly known as the V.I...
, opened on July 1, 1963. It is a deep underground pylon station
Pylon station
The pylon station is a type of deep underground subway station. The basic distinguishing characteristic of the pylon station is the manner of division of the central hall from the station tunnels...
. Its surface vestibule is situated near Sennaya Square
Sennaya Square
Sennaya Square or Sennaya Ploshchad , known as Peace Square between 1963 and 1991, is a large city square in Central Saint Petersburg, located at the crossing of Garden Street, Moskovsky Prospekt, and Grivtsova Lane....
, which gives its name to the station. Construction of the entrance to the station was given as a pretext for demolition of the Saviour Church on Sennaya Square
Saviour Church on Sennaya Square
The Assumption Church on Sennaya Square in St. Petersburg was a Late Baroque penticupolar church underwritten by Orthodox merchants trading at the nearby Sennaya Square market....
. Before 1992 both the square and the station were known under the name Ploshchad Mira (Peace Square). In June 1999 the concrete canopy of the surface vestibule collapsed, killing seven. The station is connected to the station Spasskaya of the Pravoberezhnaya Line
Pravoberezhnaya Line
Pravoberezhnaya Line , is a line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Opened in 1985, it is the shortest line in the system with the stations featuring a modern design...
and Sadovaya
Sadovaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Sadovaya is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro, opened on December 30, 1991....
of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line via an underground transfer corridor.