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18-466: The station was opened on July 1, 1963. Its name was derived from its location on Petrogradskaya Storona and within the Petrogradsky district. The ground vestibule was designed by architects Andreev and Moskalenko and is located in the building of "Dom mod" ("House of Fashions"), at the intersection of Kamennoostrovsky Prospect and Bolshoy Prospect of Petrogradskaya Storona, near Leon Tolstoy Square. There

36-486: A comprehensive solution for the given area, and the last to be revitalized or reconstructed, themselves or including modification of access roads. At railway stations on the main lines, access via an underpass or footbridge is standard. The current trend is to extend the underpasses, which originally led only from one side of the track, to allow access from the opposite side as well. At the main railway station in Prague, access to

54-668: A form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail infrastructure . An example is the term railroad , used (but not exclusively) in North America , and railway , generally used in English-speaking countries outside North America and by

72-504: A more direct at-grade option is available. Badly designed subways may not provide for disabled users, especially those in a wheelchair who cannot use stairs. As the underpass is normally below the level of the footway and carriageway (rather than the carriageway being lifted over the road), technologies such as stairs, lifts and ramps must be used. A subway under the A38 in Birmingham city centre

90-430: A panel against a blue grating background, depicting profiles of a worker and a kolkhoz woman, symbolizing the revolutionary spirit of Petrograd. According to the most recent version of the system expansion plan, Petrogratskaya will become a transfer station, connected to the future Koltsevaya Line. From January 5, 2013, till November 2013, the station was closed for capital repair. This Saint Petersburg Metro article

108-402: A sense of security are also taken into account. Some subways have been canceled, destroyed, buried or leased for other purposes. In 2022, Institute of Planning and Development of Prague (IPR) prepared a study of the revitalization of the Prague subways. Of the 123 underpasses under the administration of the municipal road manager (TSK), 30 were proposed to be canceled, 41 to be evaluated as part of

126-407: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Russian railway station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subway (underpass) A subway , also known as an underpass , is a grade-separated pedestrian crossing running underneath a road or railway in order to entirely separate pedestrians and cyclists from motor or train traffic. In

144-415: Is an underground slope leading to a pedestrian subway , which originally had escalators but were later dismantled. Petrogradskaya is a deep-level station with platform screen doors . It is located at a depth of 53 metres (174 ft). The underground hall was designed by architects Belov, Govorkovsky, Rivin, Tregubov, and Shimakovsky. Crimped surface of the walls is tiled with ceramics. The rear wall features

162-720: The International Union of Railways . In English-speaking countries outside the United Kingdom, a mixture of US and UK terms may exist. Various terms, both global and specific to individual countries, are listed here. The abbreviation "UIC" refers to terminology adopted by the International Union of Railways in its official publications and thesaurus. Also Centering spring cylinder . Also Railway air brake . Also Main Reservoir and Reservoir . Also see Reverser handle . A metal casting incorporating

180-632: The Toronto subway . This usage also occurs in Scotland, where the underground railway in Glasgow is referred to as the Glasgow Subway . Pedestrian underpasses allow for the uninterrupted flow of both pedestrians and vehicle traffic. However, they are normally considered a last resort by modern urban planners as they can be expensive and cause graffiti and security issues. Pedestrians will not use an underpass where

198-586: The Žižkov side was ceremoniously opened on 24 September 2021. Similar modification was carried out, for example, in Olomouc (2006 ), Praha-Holešovice (2023 ) and others. Subways are less common in North American cities than in European cities of comparable size. They are constructed when it is necessary for pedestrians to cross a railway line or a dual carriageway such as an interstate highway , and they appear at

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216-468: The Netherlands, underpasses for cyclists and pedestrians are often built as part of bikeways , often to replace level crossings or at-grade cyclist/pedestrian crossings. At Bilthoven station, the cycle track and major road previously crossed the railway at grade. To reduce delays, new separate underpasses were built, with motor traffic given a longer route than active travel modes. In 's-Hertogenbosch ,

234-661: The United States, as used by the California Department of Transportation and in parts of Pennsylvania such as Harrisburg , Duncannon and Wyoming County, subway refers to a depressed road undercrossing. Where they are built elsewhere in the country, the term 'pedestrian underpass' is more likely to be used, because "subway" in North America refers to rapid transit systems such as the New York City Subway or

252-450: The earliest and most notable vehicular underpasses is the "Lagusnilad" in front of Manila City Hall . Subways can present an opportunity for public art projects, especially murals. Most cycle underpasses in the Netherlands have works of art on the walls to make the tunnels less scary. Such public art projects can be community projects to showcase the work of local and lesser-known artists, and can receive positive feedback from members of

270-553: The exits from underground rapid transit systems , but one would be rarely built to enable people to cross an ordinary city street. In the Philippines, the term is also underpass, and there are two types: underpasses for pedestrians such as along Ayala Avenue in Makati and in the City of Manila near Quiapo Church , and vehicular ones along the length of EDSA and other thoroughfares. One of

288-625: The public. If done as acts of protest, such art projects can be controversial. In 2021, a mural painted by in Passaic County, New Jersey by Black Lives Matter activists was ordered to be removed by local officials after they received complaints. Subways can also be designed for users other than pedestrians or cyclists. Wildlife tunnels allow animals to safely cross busy roads, reducing the risk of animal-vehicle collisions. They can also be used by humans walking on trails through nature reserves. Railway line Rail transport terms are

306-571: The urban ring road has only one level crossing, but has ten overpasses and fourteen underpasses to ensure the road does not form a barrier to cyclists and pedestrians. In Czechia, building subways under major city streets was popular mainly from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. After 2000, the prevailing tendency is to calm down urban traffic by building bypasses and ring roads and preferring non-motorized traffic within cities. Underpasses and footbridges that lengthen pedestrians' journeys or do not allow wheelchair access are no longer acceptable. Clarity and

324-471: Was criticised for having a ramp on one side but only stairs on the other side. Subways are characteristic of European post-war suburbs and new towns . In Milton Keynes , a new town in the UK, alongside the grid of expressways are a system of shared-use paths known as redways . To reduce conflict with the grid system vehicle traffic (which normally has high speeds), redways normally run underneath grid roads. In

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