On December 27, the new Gorny Institute metro station was opened for passengers in St. Petersburg. The launch ceremony was attended by Governor Alexander Beglov, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Alexander Belsky, head of the metro Evgeny Kozin and Rector of St. Petersburg Mining University Vladimir Litvinenko.
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The Mining Institute station was built on the Lakhtinsko-Preobrazhenskaya branch. It is located at a depth of 70 meters. When tunneling to the station, Russian complexes were used. At the moment, mobile communication is not working here, Fontanka reports.
Also a day earlier, Governor Alexander Beglov told on the air of the program "Petersburg. A new look" about plans to extend the "Red" (Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya) metro line to Pulkovo airport.
According to the mayor, this is a big and difficult project that Vladimir Putin instructed to work on. Federal funds will be raised for the construction for the first time. Three Russian shields for tunneling will be made for the work, the portal " <url>" reports.
Tourists brought more than 730 billion rubles to the economy of St. Petersburg in 2024.
