Lesnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Lesnaya
Saint Petersburg Metro station
Station Hall
General information
Location	25, Kantemirovskaya street, Vyborgsky District Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°59′5.32″N 30°20′39.57″E / 59.9848111°N 30.3443250°E / 59.9848111; 30.3443250
Operated by	Saint Petersburg Metro
Line(s)	Kirovsko–Vyborgskaya Line
Platforms	1 (Island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	64
History
Opened	22 April 1975
Rebuilt	2017
Electrified	Third rail
Services
Preceding station Saint Petersburg Metro Following station Ploschad Muzhestva towards Devyatkino Line 1 Vyborgskaya towards Prospekt Veteranov

Lesnaya (Russian: Лесна́я - fem. of adj. лесной (lesnoy) "related to forest") is a station^[1] of the Saint Petersburg Metro^[2] underground railroad system in the northern, Vyborgsky district, part of its Line One (Red Line, originally named Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line). Named and coloured after its neighbourhood around Forestry Academy and the eponymous nearby avenue Lesnoy Prospect leading to the college from downtown. Opened on 22 April 1975. The station is 64 metres (210 ft) under the ground.