The metro station "Parnas"

Customer:  The State Unitary Enterprise «St. Petersburg Metro»
General designer: JSC «Lenmetrogiprotrans».
General contractor: JSC «Metrostroy»
Location: The territory of the depot «Vyborgskoye»
Opening date: December 26, 2006

Technical characteristics:

Parnas  is the northern terminus of the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on 22 December 2006 and is located between the tunnel portal and the Vyborgskoye Metro Depot. It is the northernmost subway station in Saint Petersburg and in Russia.

The station is side-platform arrangement almost identical to the other three surface stations in the system: Kupchino, Rybatskoye and Devyatkino, which are also located between tunnel portals and their lines' depots, however unlike those stations there is no transfer to the suburban commuter trains (elektrichkas).

The platforms are 122 meters long and 3.6 meters wide. The number of platforms is 2 side platform, tracks - 2. Depth - above ground. 

Architectural design:

Parnas is named after a small hill in the north of the city which is surrounded by a small park. The hill is named after a hill in Greek mythology where Apollo met with the Muses.

The station's theme is ancient Greek motives integrated into a modern "high-tech" design, which was developed by architects N.Romashkin-Timanov, M.Pavlova, V.Khilchenko. All of the station's entrances are to the north including a central vestibule.