Nadezhda Shield Clears Kamenka Station on Green Metro Line
The tunnel-boring complex 'Nadezhda' has completed excavation under the 'Kamenka' station, the terminus on the green line of St. Petersburg's metro. Next, it must cover 600 meters to the dismantling site.
Feb 22, 2026 0
A view of the Nadezhda tunneling shield operating on the green metro line construction in St. Petersburg.
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On January 28, Metrostroy Severnoy Stolitsy (Metrostroy of the Northern Capital) reported that the tunnel-boring shield «Nadezhda», constructing the green line tunnel, has passed the underground part of the future Kamenka station.
Now the complex needs to cover the remaining 600 meters to the dismantling pit for subsequent extraction to the surface.
In parallel, work is being carried out on this segment:
- construction of the ventilation ceiling slab;
- erection of the tunnel«s rigid foundation.
The total length of the section, including the Bogatyrskaya and Kamenka stations, is 4,600 meters.
Kamenka is designed as a transfer hub with the Shuvalovsky Prospekt station on the purple metro line.
The day before, the general director of Metrostroy of the Northern Capital, Dmitry Vasilyev, stated: «The tunnel is essentially already built. Next, we will open up the station complexes themselves and make monolithic structures.»
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