Sportivnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Sportivnaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Upper level
Coordinates	59°57′07″N 30°17′26″E / 59.952083°N 30.290611°E / 59.952083; 30.290611Coordinates: 59°57′07″N 30°17′26″E / 59.952083°N 30.290611°E / 59.952083; 30.290611
Owned by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	≈64 metres (210 ft)
History
Opened	15 September 1997
Services
Preceding station   Saint Petersburg Metro   Following station Chkalovskaya toward Komendantsky Prospekt Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line Admiralteyskaya toward Mezhdunarodnaya

Sportivnaya (Russian: Спорти́вная) is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on 15 September 1997 as part of the Pravoberezhnaya Line. Sportivnaya is the only double-decked station with cross-platform transfer on territory of former USSR. The floors are connected by two groups of escalators, one of which is closed as of 2007^[update]. The lower floor serves the southbound trains while the upper floor serves the northbound ones. The upper floor is linked to the station's exit to south-eastern side of Petrogradsky island. Since 27 May 2015 the lower floor house an entrance to an transfer corridor equipped with moving walkway which link the station to the exit on the north-eastern side of Vasilyevsky island.

The station is located in close proximity to the Petrovsky Stadium, the home stadium of the city's home football team and Yubileyny Sports Palace. The station closes during and immediately after the team's home games, mostly due to apprehension over riot damage. The station is also located within walking distance of Peter and Paul Fortress.

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