St. Petersburg Approves Metro Expansion to 2040

Another section of the red line, up to 'Marshal Zhukov Avenue', is scheduled for 2040, as is the final section of the brown line from 'Suvorovskaya' to 'Ruchyev', as well as the entire Ring Road.

Consensus

• St. Petersburg has approved a long-term development scheme for its metro system up to 2040.
• The Red Line is planned to be extended to Pulkovo Airport by 2035.
• The Brown Line is planned to reach Sosnovaya Polyana by 207.
• The Green Line will include new stations at Bogatyrsкая and Kamenka by 2029.
• The Orange Line will reach Morской Fasad by 2034.
• The Violet Line will reach Kolomяzhskaya by 2034.
• The Orange Line extension to Kudrovo is scheduled for 2034.
• The final segment of the Brown Line from Suvorovskaya to Ruch’ev is planned for completion by 2040.
• The full Circular Line is scheduled for completion by 2040.
• The Admiralteysko-Ohtinskaya Line is not included in the current scheme.
• A conceptual connection between the extended Red Line and the Blue Line at Zvezdnaya is shown without a specified timeline.
• The project requires federal co-financing for certain segments, particularly the Red Line extension to Pulkovo and the Orange Line to Kudrovo.

Points of divergence

• The Red Line extension to Prospekt Marshala Zhukova is scheduled for 2040. — gazeta_spb
• The Red Line extension to Pulkovo Airport is contingent on federal co-financing, making exact timelines uncertain. — fontanka
• The Brown Line extension from Yugo-Zapadnaya to Sosnovaya Polyana is based on an outdated route with four stations, including Brestskaya, which has been abandoned. — fontanka
• A different proposed route for the Red Line connection to the Blue Line via KVC Ekspoforum through Shushary has been discussed in public recently. — fontanka

Coverage (2 sources)

• In St. Petersburg, the scheme for construction of new metro stations until 2040 was approved - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
• Pulkovo — in 2035, Sosnovaya Polyana — in 2037. St. Petersburg shows the metro construction scheme — Фонтанка

Key entities

• Saint Petersburg
• Pulkovo
• Saint Petersburg Metro
• Sosnovaya Polyana
• Government
• SPB RU News Newspaper
• Theatral
• Sosnovaya Polyany