ST. PETERSBURG STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE ST. PETERSBURG METRO

The St. Petersburg Metro is the deepest in the world in terms of the average depth of stations. Many stations have original architectural and artistic design, 8 stations are recognized as objects of cultural heritage of Russia. A distinctive feature of the metro is the presence of closed-type stations (without side platforms).

The St. Petersburg metro consists of 5 lines, the operational length of which is 124.8 km. There are 72 stations on them. There are 7 transfer hubs — 6 two-station and one three-station. 12 stations have transfers to railway infrastructure facilities (train stations, stations and platforms). The system includes 83 lobbies, 301 escalators, 30 travelators and more than 700 turnstiles. There are 5 operational and 2 repair depots. The metro operates a linear train system.

In 2018, the system transported 743 million passengers, which puts it on the 25th place in the world and 4th in Europe (after the Moscow, Paris and London subways) in terms of congestion. In terms of the length of the operated lines, it ranks 40th in the world and 8th in Europe (after the metros of Moscow, London, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Valencia and Barcelona).