The exit from the 'Teatralnaya' metro station in Saint Petersburg…
The exit from the 'Teatralnaya' metro station in Saint Petersburg will be built on Yury Temirkanov Square, as announced by Governor Alexander Beglov, marking the latest in a series of location changes for the station's entrance after years of disputes and delays. The decision follows previous proposals involving the site of a Rosneft gas station and a consumer goods house, as well as a potential location near the Leshchinsky University pool.
Consensus
- The exit from the 'Teatralnaya' subway station will be built on Yury Temirkanov Plaza.
- The underground part of the 'Teatralnaya' station has been completed.
- The location of the station's exit has been under dispute for many years.
- Governor Alexander Beglov announced the final location of the exit.
- The project is considered complex due to the need to avoid damaging surrounding buildings.
- The station is expected to open by 2030.
Points of divergence
- The exit was previously considered for the site of a pool at Leshchinsky University, which is non-operational and requires expensive repairs. — fontanka
- The director of the consumer goods house (Dom byta) stated he would go to court if his property is expropriated without an equivalent replacement in the city center. — fontanka
- Valery Gergiev, director of the Mariinsky Theatre, publicly opposed the original plan to place the exit on Teatralnaya Square and criticized the city leadership for allowing construction under the theatre. — fontanka
- Gergiev reportedly appealed to the President regarding the metro construction under the Mariinsky Theatre. — fontanka
- Beglov described the chosen location as 'ideal' and emphasized it is a 'precise' location. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Beglov mentioned the possibility of multiple exits, though it is unclear from his statement whether only one exit will be built. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The area around Yury Temirkanov Square was previously discussed in a government meeting focused on construction safety and the need to relocate buildings. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (3 sources)
- Where did the "Theatral" theater again fly away to — Фонтанка
- An exit from the 'Theatralnaya' station will be built on Temirkanov Square. This time the location is 'precise' — Бумага
- The location has been changed many times. Where they now decided to build the exit from 'Teatralnaya' — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Alexander Beglov
- Theatral
- Saint Petersburg
- Theatralnaya
- Yuriya Temirkanova
- TASS
- Mariinsky Theatre
- Temirkanova
- Fontanka
- Smolny
- Central Naval Museum
- Mariinski
- Концертным залом