Problems and prospects for the development of the Saint-Petersburg metro system

The Saint Petersburg Metro was opened on 15 November 1955. It is the second largest subway in Russia after Moscow Metro. St. has stagnated since early 2000s. This causes many problems for transport network, such as high congestion of surface transport, especially new areas city where there no underground line. Also, misallocation traffic, small number regular and interchange stations per multi-million city. And what stops development metro insufficient state funding, inefficient budget spending poor construction quality. Development plans are shifted terms timing end remain only paper. solution to these will allow distribute load improving quality life residents Petersburg. a cultural heritage, exclusive technologies were used build it back USSR, central have their own design code.