Gorny Institute

At the time of launch, this station has become the terminus at 4th Orange Line. At the same time, the previous station - Teatralnaya (under construction) - will be opened a few years later, trains will transit it.

Interestingly, the construction of this section of the metro goes with the Main state examination of the project documentation. The city authorities do not see a problem in this.

The name of the station is associated with its location near the Gorny ("Mining") Institute. Yes, now all these educational institutions have hung university signs on themselves, but we know that. There is only one university in Saint-Petersburg - Saint-Petersburg State University. All the others are institutions.

First, about the project aspects.

The project version of the "Bolshoy Prospekt" was eventually rejected, because there are two Large Avenues in the city - on Vasilievsky Island and on the Petrogradskaya side, and both are quite long.

Interestingly, although the metro route passes on the way to this station under the main riverbed of the Neva, no problems and anomalies were noted when tunneling. However, during the construction of the station on July 8, 2020, a worker died - the cradle turned over.

And now about how it was all implemented in stone and concrete.

The station turned out to be pretty and concise. And - in a rare case - I liked the above-ground part more than the underground one. Although it's all underground, yes :)

But traditionally, we'll start from the bottom.

The central hall is decorated with two pairs of wall panels. Large panels are at eye level.

The small panels are above, under the ceiling.

Everything is on the case, on a mining theme. The decorative grilles are cute too.

The fixtures are also difficult to install when viewed carefully.

The benches are also very beautiful.

But let's go upstairs to the lobby. Escalators are traditionally located at the end of the central hall, and the hermetic door is vertical.

The escalator light poles are interesting - the first three rows at the top and bottom of the escalator are made in a completely different design than the same columns on the central length of the escalator.

The lobby, where the escalator opens, is decorated very coolly. The wall directly opposite the escalator is designed as a rock mass.

On top of the escalator is the proud name of the station.

Above the escalator going underground, two miners make their way through the mine workings. Cool.

Beautifully done.

But to get to the surface, you need to climb another escalator. The lobby is built quite deep under the square. It's interesting here, by the way. You can go straight to the entrance directly from the subway exit, but the sign says "passage is prohibited" :)

Interestingly, the configuration of the outputs is strongly unbalanced. In addition to the entrance and exit, there is also an elevator booth at the top.

The glass booths of the entrances and exits suggest that there should be another airtight door in front of the escalator. Let's check it out.

Ladders and escalators lead back down.

And here is the hermodver. It's probably horizontal, but who the hell knows.

By the way, there are also wall panels here.

And down, down, and down again.

Back to the central hall.

Interestingly, at the time of the shooting, many more people came here than left. After each train arrived, the hall was filled with people for a short time, and then emptied again and again. Just like in Harlem in the evenings.

The benches in the side halls are not as beautiful as in the central one. Saved money :)

The station provides groundwork for the future transition to the Ring Line and for the second exit to the Neva embankment and the Krasin icebreaker.

While the station is the final one, the continuation of the tunnels is used as a dead end for trains.

It's a beautiful station. It's worth visiting and going up.

I recommend it :)