Burevestnik (Nizhny Novgorod Metro)

Burevestnik
Nizhny Novgorod Metro
Coordinates	56°20′00″N 43°53′39″E / 56.3333°N 43.8942°E / 56.3333; 43.8942Coordinates: 56°20′00″N 43°53′39″E / 56.3333°N 43.8942°E / 56.3333; 43.8942
Line(s)	Sormovskaya line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	bus, tram
History
Opened	9 September 2002
Previous names	Kalininskaya (planning phase)
Services
Preceding station   Nizhny Novgorod Metro   Following station Burnakovskaya toward Moskovskaya Sormovskaya line Terminus

Nizhny Novgorod Metro map

Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник) is a station of the Nizhny Novgorod Metro which was opened on 9 September 2002. It is the western terminus station on the Sormovskaya line.

Location

The station is located under the Sormovskoye Shosse (Sormovo Road) in the Moskovsky District. In the planning phase, the station was called Kalininskaya, after the Soviet politician Mikhail Kalinin. The station is located half underground in the basement of a building of the subway company.

Architecture

It is the only subway station in Nizhny Novgorod that has two platforms on the outside of the tracks. Between the tracks there is a row of columns, above which the name of the station is mounted. The platforms and walls are covered with dark gray and white marble, and the ceiling is decorated with metal and plastic. The station hall is located above the tracks and is connected to the street by stairs.

Connections

The station has connections to many tram and bus lines to the north west of Nizhny Novgorod, a part of the city not served by the metro.

See also

• List of Nizhny Novgorod metro stations

References