The average metro train doesnt go beyond a few stories underground.
TheArsenalna, a station on Kiev Metro’s Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line, is such an exception.
Arsenalna station is located 105.5 meters below the surface, making it the deepest metro station in the world.
The journey takes up to five minutes.
The escalator at Arsenalna metro station.
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Arsenalnas unusual depth is attributed to Kiev’s geography.
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Arsenalna metro station.
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Arsenalna metro station.
The system’s deepest station,Admiralteyskaya, is located 86 meters below ground.
The Saint Petersburg Metro including Admiralteyskaya has some of the longest escalators in the world, exceeding 130 meters.
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Escalator at Admiralteyskaya metro station.
The Moscow Metro is also the deepest in Russia, having a maximum depth of 97 meters.
Like many Russian subway stations, Park Pobedy isbeautifully decorated.
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Park Pobedy.
The journey takes nearly four minutes.
The metro is so deep that the temperature of the platform remains a constant 18C all year.
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Murals of ultra-nationalistic themes decorate walls at stations of Pyongyang Metro.
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Pyongyang Metro.
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Pyongyang Metro.
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Pyongyang Metro.
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Pyongyang Metro.
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Pyongyang Metro.
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Other deep stations worth mentioning are:
