Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Admiralteyskaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station hall
Coordinates	59°56′10″N 30°18′53″E / 59.9361°N 30.3148°E / 59.9361; 30.3148
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	86 metres (282 ft)
History
Opened	28 December 2011
Services
Preceding station   Saint Petersburg Metro   Following station Sportivnaya toward Komendantsky Prospekt Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line Sadovaya toward Mezhdunarodnaya

Admiralteyskaya (Russian: Адмиралте́йская) is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Opened on 28 December 2011, it is designed to relieve congestion at the Nevsky Prospekt and Gostiny Dvor stations, as well as to provide a more direct link to the Hermitage and other notable museums. However, the completion of the stations was hampered by the lack of funds and ongoing controversy over the placement of station's exit. The station will eventually provide a transfer to the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line station tentatively designated Admiralteyskaya-2 (the construction of that station has not begun yet). After the exit location was settled, the station Admiralteyskaya-1 on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line was scheduled to open in 2008, but concerns over the station's historic significance pushed the opening back. In June 2009, the issue was finally settled and the station opened on 28 December 2011.

The name originates from the Admiralty building, which is located nearby.

The station's existence has been controversial for decades. Originally, Admiralteyskaya was going to be built on the Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line, however the construction didn't go underway. Although the need for the station was apparent to the Metro planners for over three decades, the actual construction proved to be a difficult process. The station was to be built close to Hermitage, several notable museums and several buildings designated as federal landmarks, which raised fears that those buildings would be adversely affected by construction. Thus, determining the location of the exit proved to be a difficult task that, after multiple attempts, was finally resolved on February 7, 2007. According to the city officials, it will be built on the site of the apartment building at #1/4 on Kirpichny Alley. The building was to be torn down so that a vestibule could be built in its place.

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