How to leave the zenith arena. How to get there by personal transport

The St. Petersburg Arena stadium will host matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the summer of 2018. The stadium on Krestovsky Island, also known as Zenit Arena and Peter Arena, is the only stadium in Russia equipped with a retractable roof and a roll-out field, thanks to which it can transform into a platform for a variety of events.

How to get to the stadium for the 2018 World Cup football matches?

Match fans can get to the stadium in several ways:

• by metro to the station "Novokrestovskaya" or "Krestovsky island"
• by shuttle buses S3, S4, S6
• on foot

Ground public transport

By tram

- Tram №48 (Kushelevka - Lakhtinsky spill)
- Tram №19 (Old Village - Lakhtinsky Razliv)
- Tram No. 48A(new temporary route: Yakhtennaya st. - Savushkina st. - Chyornaya Rechka metro station)

By bus

You can get to Krestovsky Island by buses of the following routes:

—bus number 10: Baltiyskiy vokzal - a / s "Krestovskiy Ostrov", see the schedule.

—bus number 14: metro station "Vyborgskaya" - a / s "Krestovsky Ostrov", see the schedule.

—bus number 25: Vazaskiy lane - a / s "Krestovskiy Ostrov", see the schedule.

—bus number 25A: Vazaskiy lane - AS "Krestovskiy Ostrov", see the schedule.

-bus No. К-131: Martynov Embankment - Ruchyi railway station, the operating time of the route is from 6:30 to 23:00, the interval of movement is 20 minutes.

Free shuttle buses

Shuttle buses operate 3 hours before the start of the match and 3 hours after the end of the match on the following routes:

—Shuttle S1 Pulkovo airport - Vosstaniya square (stop at 30 Ligovsky prospect, Moskovsky railway station)
Working hours: June 15, 19, 22, 26, 2018, July 3, 10, 14, 2018
24 hours a day (from 5:00 to 5:00 the next day after the match)

—Shuttle S2"Ploschad Vosstaniya" - bus station "Krestovsky Island"

From the station "Ploshchad Vosstaniya" (Ligovsky Prospect, 30) to the stop point "Krestovsky Island", the bus travel time is about 35 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located on Ligovsky Prospekt, between Kuznechny and Ligovsky lanes (near house No. 30 on Ligovsky Prospect), at the entrance to the Galereya shopping and entertainment complex.
Buses will take football fans non-stop to the Krestovsky Ostrov bus station. There you will have to walk about one and a half kilometers along the South Alley and along the Battery Road. This will take about 20 minutes. The movement of free eco-cars to the Tennis Alley will also be organized.

NOTE! The route only in the direction of the Krestovsky Ostrov AS works 3 hours before the start of the match!

—Shuttle S3"Metro" Petrogradskaya "- bus station" Krestovsky Island "

From the Petrogradskaya metro station to the Krestovsky Island stop, the bus travel time is about 15 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located at the house number 89 on Maly Prospekt PS (Shevchenko Square).

NOTE! In the direction of the AS "Krestovsky Ostrov" the route runs 3 hours before the start of the match! Towards st. m. "Petrogradskaya" route
works 3 hours after the end of the match!

—Shuttle S4“Metro“ Vyborgskaya ”- bus station“ Krestovsky island ”;
From the Vyborgskaya metro station to the Krestovsky Island stop, the bus travel time is about 22 minutes. The place of boarding the bus is located near the Vyborgskaya metro station at the existing bus stop on Lesnoy Prospekt.

NOTE! In the direction of the AS "Krestovsky Ostrov" the route runs 3 hours before the start of the match! Towards st. m. "Vyborgskaya" route works 3 hours after the end of the match!

—Shuttle S6“Metro Chkalovskaya” - the intersection of Morskoy Prospekt and Prozhektornaya Street.
From the Chkalovskaya metro station to the temporary platform of st. Sports, the bus travel time is about 10 minutes. The place of boarding the bus is located at the Chkalovskaya metro station on Chkalovsky prospect. The bus will proceed without intermediate stops to an additionally organized drop-off point on Morskoy Prospekt near the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then on foot to the stadium through the main alley (Battery Road) of Primorsky Victory Park. The length of the pedestrian path will be about 2.5 km, the travel time is about 30 minutes.

NOTE! In the direction of Morskoy prospect, the route runs 3 hours before the start of the match! Towards st. m. "Chkalovskaya" route works 3 hours after the end of the match!

—Shuttle S10 From Pulkovo airport to the Krestovsky Island stopping point

The bus travel time will be just over an hour. The landing site will be located on the Martynov embankment near the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then walk to the stadium through the Northern Alley, then the main alley (Battery Road) of the Primorsky Victory Park. The length of the pedestrian path will be about 2.5 km, the travel time is about 30 minutes. Shuttle buses start operating three hours before the start of the match. The interval of movement will be 10-15 minutes.

NOTE! In the direction of the AS "Krestovsky Ostrov" the route runs 3 hours before the start of the match! In the direction of Pulkovo airport, the route works 3 hours after the end of the match!

—Shuttle S11 Airport "Pulkovo-2" - Ligovsky prospect, 30 (By analogy with route S1, the difference is only in the schedule)
Working hours: according to the schedule of arrival of charter flights

From Pulkovo Airport to St. Petersburg Arena

Public transport

• Bus № 39
  From st. underground " MoscowSennaya Square"6 stops, then go to the station" Sadovaya"(Purple line) and drive 4 stops to the station" Krestovsky Island". The total travel time is 30 minutes.

• Bus № 39 to the metro station "Moskovskaya"
  From st. underground " Moscow"(Blue line) to st. underground " Nevsky Prospect"4 stops, then go to the station" Gostiny Dvor"(Green line) and drive 3 stops to the station" Novokrestovskaya". The total travel time is 25 minutes.

Shuttle buses(only on the days of the 2018 World Cup)

• Route S10 airport "Pulkovo" - "Krestovsky Island" - The route follows to the stadium "ST. PETERSBURG ARENA".
• Route S1 Pulkovo Airport - Moskovsky Railway Station - Then you need to change to the Route S4

You can see a detailed map of the metro and shuttle buses or.

How do I use the free ride?

In order to use the right of free travel, the spectator must present a ticket to the match and the following persons: On city buses and trams, an employee (conductor) in the bus cabin, who checks the availability of documents required for travel by these types of transport; entry and exit to the vehicle are carried out through any door. On special shuttle buses to employees who are at the stopping points of special shuttle buses; after checking the documents, the viewer goes into the interior of the vehicle; the vehicle is entered through any door; the employee who checks the documents will be dressed in a special uniform and is easily recognizable among the people at the stopping point. In the metro, an employee at the entrance turnstiles located in the lobbies of the departure stations; after checking the documents, the employee provides the viewer with free access through the turnstile to the metro departure platforms; turnstiles through which spectators will pass will be decorated with special symbols. On suburban electric trains, to an employee who is at the box office on the territory of the departure station; after checking the documents, the employee issues the viewer a free travel document, on the basis of which the viewer passes through the turnstiles to the departure platforms of suburban electric trains; ticket offices, in which the viewer can issue a ticket for access to the electric train, will be decorated with special symbols; in the absence of ticket offices on the territory of the departure station, the travel document will be issued by employees who check the documents and are on suburban electric trains.

How to get there by personal transport

The use of personal vehicles to drive up to the stadium is not recommended. Access to the stadium and adjacent parking lots will be prohibited. On the road network of Krestovsky Island, traffic will be limited and stopping will be prohibited. Vehicles that violate these rules are subject to evacuation.

You can park your personal transport in the North-Primorskaya part of St. Petersburg, at the following parking lots:

TRK "Atlantic City", located at st. Savushkina, 126, lit. A, the distance to the bridge in the alignment of Yakhtennaya Street is 1 km;
TRK "Piterland", located at the address: Primorsky prospect, 72, lit. A, the distance to the bridge in the alignment of Yakhtennaya Street is 250 m;
TRK "Mercury", located at: st. Savushkina, 141, lit. A, the distance to the bridge in the alignment of Yakhtennaya Street is 1.6 km;
Shopping center "Sunflower", located at the address: st. Savushkina, house 119, bldg. 3, lit. A, the distance to the bridge in the alignment of Yakhtennaya Street is 1.3 km.

In addition, the use of places near other shopping and entertainment complexes and in paid parking lots, as well as in public areas, is not excluded.

What cannot be brought to the stadium?

To the territory of the stadium St. Petersburg Arena FORBIDDEN carry:

Weapons of any type, ammunition, stabbing, cutting, throwing objects, gas canisters. It is forbidden to bring items that can be used as weapons, including cane umbrellas and helmets. Bringing of drums is allowed - no more than three pieces per rostrum.

Flammable and pyrotechnic products, regardless of their type and purpose, including smoke bombs, flares, signal flares, firecrackers, explosive, poisonous, poisonous substances, radioactive materials, flammable and flammable liquids.

Bottles, cups, jugs or jars, including canned food, items made of polyester, glass or any fragile material, and tetrapack packaging.

Alcoholic beverages, narcotic and toxic substances and stimulants.

Extremist propaganda materials.

Nazi paraphernalia or symbols or paraphernalia similar to the Nazi to the point of confusion.

Technical means that can interfere with the holding of the match or its participants (laser devices, flashlights), sound amplification equipment, radio stations, vuvuzelas.

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On July 2, the closing ceremony and the final match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup will take place at the St. Petersburg Stadium. The closing ceremony starts at 19:15. The entrance gates of the St. Petersburg stadium will be open from 17:00.

Shuttle buses S2, S3, S4, S6, S10 and trams on line 48A will start operating from 16:00.

After the final match and the awards ceremony, fans will be able to use the shuttle buses S3, S4, S6, S10 and trams on line 48A, which will operate from 23:00 and will end 3 hours after the awards ceremony.

Night transport

All metro stations on the night of July 2 to 3 they will work around the clock.

City buses routes No. 2, 13, 21, 39, 40, 57, 86, 92, 93, 106, 114, 115А, 123, 127, 137, 145, 153, 154, 157, 161, 184, 186, 187, 200 , 210, 326, 397 on the night of July 2 to 3 will work until 4:00 in the morning.

How to get to the stadium

Visitors to the Confederations Cup matches can get to the St. Petersburg stadium in several ways:

- Arriving at the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then on foot to the stadium through the main alley of the Primorsky Victory Park - Battery Road. The length of the pedestrian path will be about 2 km, the travel time is about 25 minutes. For those who have difficulties with overcoming such a distance, the movement of eco-cars to the Bicycle Alley is organized, the service is provided free of charge.

- Arriving at the stadium via the Yacht Bridge. Visitors to the match will be able to get to the Yakhtenny Bridge by tram No. 19 from the Staraya Derevnya metro station and No. 48 from the Chyornaya Rechka metro station.

- Using the free buses. They will follow from several metro stations, as well as from Pulkovo airport.

A. From the Petrogradskaya metro station (shuttle S3), the bus travel time is about 15 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located at the house number 89 on Maly Prospekt PS (Shevchenko Square).

B. From the Vyborgskaya metro station (shuttle S4), the bus travel time is about 22 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located near the Vyborgskaya metro station at the existing bus stop on Lesnoy Prospekt.

C. From metro station "Ploschad Vosstaniya" (shuttle S2), the bus travel time is about 35 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located on Ligovsky Prospekt, between Kuznechny and Ligovsky lanes (near house No. 30 on Ligovsky Prospekt), at the entrance to the Gallery shopping and entertainment complex.

The buses will proceed without intermediate stops to the Krestovsky Ostrov bus station. After that, you will need to walk along the South Alley, then along the Battery Road.

The length of the pedestrian path from the Krestovskiy Ostrov bus station to the stadium is 1.5 km, travel time is about 20 minutes. For those who have difficulties with overcoming such a distance, the movement of eco-cars to the Tennis Alley is organized, the service is provided free of charge.

D. From the Chkalovskaya metro station (shuttle S6), the bus travel time is about 10 minutes. The place of boarding the bus will be located at the Chkalovskaya metro station on Chkalovsky prospect. The bus will proceed without intermediate stops to an additionally organized drop-off point on Morskoy Prospekt near the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then on foot to the stadium through the main alley (Battery Road) of Primorsky Victory Park. The length of the pedestrian path will be about 2.5 km, the travel time is about 30 minutes.

E. From Pulkovo airport (shuttle S10). The bus travel time will be just over an hour. The landing site will be located on the Martynov embankment near the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then walk to the stadium through the Northern Alley, then the main alley (Battery Road) of the Primorsky Victory Park. The length of the pedestrian path will be about 2.5 km, the travel time is about 30 minutes.

You can familiarize yourself with the scheme of transport services for the St. Petersburg stadium.

Taxi

Spectators of the matches who want to get to the St. Petersburg stadium by taxi can get to Primorsky Prospekt and then walk along the Yakhtenniy Bridge.

The place of embarkation / disembarkation is located opposite house 143, building 2 along Primorsky Avenue, not far from the intersection with Yakhtennaya Street. The layout of the embarkation / disembarkation site can be found in the section "".

Taxi parking at the pick-up / drop-off point will be prohibited, the waiting time will be limited to 5 minutes.

Personal transport

The use of personal vehicles to drive up to the stadium is not recommended. Access to the stadium and nearby parking lots will be prohibited. On the road network of Krestovsky Island, traffic will be limited and stopping will be prohibited. Vehicles that violate these rules are subject to evacuation.

You can park your personal transport in the North-Primorskaya part St. Petersburg, in the following car parks:

In addition, the use of places near other shopping and entertainment complexes and in paid parking lots, as well as in public areas, is not excluded.

Representatives of low-mobility groups of the population will be able to park their vehicles with the appropriate identification marks in the parking lot located on Petrovskaya Square (Petrovsky Island), a specially equipped bus will take them to the stadium.

How to leave the stadium

At the end of the match, spectators will be able to use the same means of transport, with the exception of the bus to the Ploschad Vosstaniya metro station (shuttle S2), which operates only on arrival.

It should be noted that at the end of the event, the entrance to the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station will be limited; as an alternative, it is proposed to use a bus that goes to the Chkalovskaya metro station without intermediate stops (shuttle S6). The place of boarding the bus will be located at Sports street near the intersection with Morskoy prospect.

Travel on all the specified buses and trams will be free.

Representatives of people with limited mobility

Separately, it is necessary to describe the access to the stadium by persons with reduced mobility.

Citizens with limited mobility who are not disabled (the elderly, with small children, with injuries) can arrive by shuttle buses or the subway and use the free service - eco-cars, which will be taken to the square in front of the stadium.

Disabled people who have bought tickets of a special category can come to the parking lot in front of the stadium by personal transport. If you arrive by public transport, you will need to ask the volunteer to call a social taxi.

For people with disabilities who have bought or received regular tickets, it is advisable to change the ticket category at the FIFA ticketing center. If it is impossible to change the ticket category, it is possible to arrive by personal transport to Petrovskaya Square, where parking spaces for disabled people are provided. If you arrive by public transport, you will need to ask the volunteer to call a social taxi.

Only two and a half months are left before the start of the main football festival of this year - the final part of the FIFA World Cup, the matches of which will be held in 11 cities of Russia. St. Petersburg will become one of the host cities. The brand new St. Petersburg arena will host four group stage matches, as well as one game in the 1/8 and 1/2 finals and the match for third place - a total of seven meetings.

The friendly match between the national teams of Russia and France became another training session for all services that ensure order and security during the event. The journalist of our editorial office visited the game as an ordinary spectator and offers some advice to those who have not been to the stadium yet, but are going to go to the next matches of the Russian Championship or the World Cup games.

Advice one: think over the route to the stadium and back in advance

The stadium "Saint Petersburg" (unofficially "Zenit-Arena" or "Krestovsky") is located in the western part of Krestovsky Island at Football Alley, 1. The stadium can be reached in several ways. I would like to say right away that it is most convenient to approach the object on foot. The easiest option is to get to the Krestovskiy Ostrov metro station and walk 2.5 kilometers directly through the park along Battery Road. From the metro station to the stadium, the walk will take 25-30 minutes.

Another option is suitable if you visit the Piterland shopping and entertainment complex, built on the edge of the mainland of the Primorsky district. Buses run to the mall from the Staraya Derevnya and Chyornaya Rechka metro stations. It is not very convenient to get to Piterland itself, but the walk from it to the stadium through the pedestrian Yacht Bridge will take about 20 minutes.

On match days, the arena can also be reached by free buses, which are commonly called "shuttles". They run for two hours before the start of the game towards Krestovsky Island and for two hours after it ends. Shuttles allow to avoid traffic collapse after the match, when the work of the Krestovskiy Ostrov metro station is temporarily limited. Free buses carry thousands of spectators to the Chkalovskaya metro station. On the day of the match between Russia and France, several dozen shuttles flew. Their stops are located near the Vyborgskaya (red line), Petrogradskaya (blue line) and Chkalovskaya (purple line) metro stations.

Of course, you can also get to the place by private car, but it will be difficult to do this. On the adjacent territory, there are paid two-level covered parking spaces that surround the stadium from south to north, but there are no free ones. Paid parking allows you to park vehicles near the arena, and the journey from the car to the fan's seat will take from 5 to 15 minutes. For paid parking only, you need to purchase a subscription in advance either at the sales office or through the official website of FC Zenit. Currently, you cannot buy season tickets through the website. Apparently, they are all sold out long ago. However, it is not necessary to travel directly to the stadium by car. If you try, you can leave the car in the eastern part of Krestovsky Island and walk 3-4 kilometers on foot for the conditional 40-45 minutes.

Tip two: read the list of prohibited things

During World Cup matches, all aisle zones must operate, but the flow of people to the 68,000-seat stadium will be large each time. At Zenit's matches alone, there was a sold-out several times. The framed passage area is preceded by a labyrinth made of metal fences. To save space, it is advisable not to take backpacks and bulky bags with you. In addition, in the absence of carry-on luggage, you can avoid several nervous minutes of interrogation by the security officer, who will definitely ask you to show its contents. You can also save a minute or two if you immediately take a mobile phone and other metal objects out of your pockets before going through the control frame.

During the matches of the 2017 Confederations Cup, which became a rehearsal for the home World Cup, the press service of its organizing committee published a list of items prohibited in arenas. Krestovsky was also among the host stadiums, so restrictions apply there as well. As a result, the following items are not allowed to be carried to the matches: food and drinks, liquids in containers of more than 100 ml, thermoses and flasks, pyrotechnics, perfumes and powder compacts, any sports equipment and umbrellas larger than 25 cm when folded. A separate list includes professional audio, photo and video equipment: voice recorders, photo and video cameras, tripods, drones and even selfie sticks.

Remember: the sooner you pass through the checkpoint, the more you will save yourself and the staff member working at the stadium. And let the other fans, who nervously queue behind you, pass faster.

Tip three: eat tightly before playing

As we have already found out, food and liquids, the volume of which exceeds 100 ml, cannot be brought into the stadium. Of course, you can try to put a Snickers or other energy bar in your pocket, but once you don't have to, they can take it away. The most correct decision in this situation is to eat a large meal before going to the match. If a bright game awakens your appetite, then during a break at Krestovsky, you can look into one of the six grocery stores located in the stands.

Prices by the standards of an ordinary Petrozavodsk resident, of course, bite: 100 rubles for half a liter of water and any other drink, and 150-300 rubles per unit will go out for various snacks on a check. You can choose from the menu of ordinary fast food, for example, burgers or rolls. Since the days of Petrovsky, many fans have come to love buying hot corn, and they also sell it at Zenit-Arena. Moment of celebration: with food purchased at the stadium, you can go up to the podium, only the first attentive stewards will ask you to pour the liquid from the bottle into the cardboard glass that comes with the drink.

Tip four: think about clothes

The case when you want to warn not about the “Dubak” at the stadium. On the contrary, the FC Zenit stadium is very warm even in winter due to the covered roof. It felt like at the end of March on the field and in the stands it was about +15 degrees. The intensity of passions on the lawn during the match between Russia and France did not happen, but in the fan's chair it was still warm and comfortable.

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At the stadium "St. Petersburg" the roof is retractable, so in summer, provided the weather is good, it is opened so that the audience does not suffocate, and when it is raining and windy, it is closed. It's funny that the roof has its own Twitter account with a 1,500 audience. The roof informs if it will be closed or not.

Fifth advice: do not slow down - and there will be no problems

The last tip summarizes all the previous ones. If you calculate the possible scenarios in advance and assess the risks, then there should be no difficulties in the trip. There are many negative comments on the Internet about the poor organization of work at the entrance and exit from the stadium, but most people create hindrances to themselves.

The game of the national teams of Russia and France was attended by 51 165 spectators. Of course, if all the people gather for the game at the last moment, then pandemonium will be inevitable. Therefore, the entrance to the stands usually opens two hours before the start of the matches. Another thing is that this match was held on a weekday working day, and most of the spectators barely made it to the stadium by 19:00, given the St. Petersburg transport realities.

A bus with fans from Petrozavodsk arrived an hour before the start of the game, in half an hour the majority managed to reach the arena at a fast pace and in 15-20 minutes without any problems go through all the authorities at the entrance. At the exit from the stadium, in order to avoid the crowd, it was necessary to go to the middle or far stairs, because the main stream of people always chooses the nearest descent. By the way, volunteers informed about this, who constantly repeated instructions in a megaphone to leave the arena and leave Krestovsky Island.

Remember: everything is in your hands. To really enjoy football requires not only great play on the pitch, but also a little self-organization and discipline. Situations are different. You should not always hope for a good organization, there are always freelance situations. If you anticipate them, then in many cases they can be overlooked or mitigated.

00:25 - REGNUM Football club Zenit today, April 22, will play its first match at the St. Petersburg Arena stadium, built on Krestovsky Island in the Northern Capital. In the 24th round of the Russian Football Championship, Zenit will host Ural from Yekaterinburg.

This game will be the first official football match at the new stadium, which was conventionally called Zenit Arena during the construction period. The match kicks off at 14:00 Moscow time.

According to the website of the Russian Football Premier League, 20,500 spectators will be admitted to the match against Ural, for the next two games the number of seats for spectators at the St. Petersburg Arena will gradually increase. After three "test" matches, the stadium will wait for the start of the Confederations Cup. The matches of this international tournament will be held in St. Petersburg on June 17, 22, 24 and July 2.

Zenit head coach Mircea Lucescu, who tested the new stadium with his charges during training, noted that the stadium "is immediately impressive when you enter it." “If the field eventually matches the stadium, everything in the complex will be simply incredible,” the official Zenit website quotes the coach.

Lucescu also said that the closing roof of the stadium "allows you to play at any time of the year, regardless of the weather conditions in St. Petersburg."

The first match at the St. Petersburg Arena will be a test not only for the stadium, but also for the transport service scheme, which will then be applied during the Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup. So far, this scheme will do without the Novokrestovskaya metro station, which is still being built on the reclaimed territory next to the stadium.

According to the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure of St. Petersburg, visitors to the Zenit - Ural match will be able to get to the St. Petersburg Arena stadium in several ways:

- Arriving at the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, then on foot to the stadium through the main alley (Battery Road) of the Primorsky Victory Park.

- by taking a free bus from the Petrogradskaya metro station (shuttle S3), which will proceed without intermediate stops to the Krestovsky Ostrov bus station, then on foot along the Southern Alley, then along the Battery Road. The place of boarding the bus will be located at the house number 89 on Maly Prospect PS (Shevchenko Square).

“The use of personal vehicles to drive up to the stadium is not recommended. Access to the stadium and nearby parking lots will be prohibited. On the road network of Krestovsky Island, traffic will be limited and stopping will be prohibited. Vehicles that violate these rules will be evacuated, ”the KRTI warned.

Disabled drivers will be able to park their cars (with appropriate identification marks) in the parking lot on Petrovskaya Square (Petrovsky Island); a specially equipped bus will take them to the stadium.

At the end of the match, spectators will be able to use the same means of transport.

However, it should be borne in mind that at the end of the match, the entrance to the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station will be limited. Alternatively, it is proposed to use a bus that goes to the Chkalovskaya metro station without intermediate stops (shuttle S6). Travel on it will be free. The place of boarding the bus will be located on Sportivnaya Street, between Morskiy and Krestovskiy avenues.

And on the evening of April 22, at 21:30, the third "Festival of Light" will begin at the new stadium. The show will consist of four blocks, accompanied by musical performances and an interactive program. In addition to laser illumination on the building of the stadium "St. Petersburg Arena" and the Western High-Speed ​​Diameter, guests will be delighted with fireworks and fireworks every half hour.

Recall that the stadium on Krestovsky Island was commissioned at the end of December 2016. About 43 billion rubles from the budget of St. Petersburg have been spent on its construction in 10 years, and this figure is not final. Work at the stadium and the adjacent territory continues, they promise to be completed in May this year.

Currently, the stadium is in free use by the St. Petersburg State Autonomous Institution "Directorate for the management of sports facilities." It is assumed that in the near future the arena will be transferred to FC Zenit on a concession basis.

History of the issue

Zenit-Arena (Gazprom-Arena) stadium was built in 2016 on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg on the site of the demolished Kirov stadium. The stadium hosted the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup matches.

The author of the project is the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. The general contractor was ZAO Inzhtransstroy. The stadium has a capacity of 68,000 for football matches and 80,000 for other events such as concerts, etc. The stadium has a sliding roof. A unique feature of the stadium is the retractable retractable soccer field.

The stadium is known for the fact that its construction cost a record amount for Russia. Initially, the construction cost was estimated at 6.7 billion rubles, but as a result, according to various estimates, from 43 to 50.8 billion rubles. Funds for the construction were allocated from the city budget of St. Petersburg.

The deadlines for the delivery of the stadium were repeatedly extended and exceeded all conceivable limits. Construction began in 2006, and in 2009 the stadium was to host the first football match. However, the opening of the stadium took place only in 2016.

During the operation of the stadium, the poor quality of the lawn and significant vibrations of the retractable football field were revealed.

Passed at the new stadium on Krestovsky Island, coped with the declared load, and with a margin. Such conclusions were made by the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure of St. Petersburg. However, by the next test event, the scheme will undergo adjustments.

Readings diverge

Recall that the capacity of the new arena on April 22 was used by less than a third. Only the lower tier for 21 thousand people was opened for the fans. Estimates of actual attendance vary greatly: if the club itself reported 20 thousand fans, then vice-governor Igor Albin, citing data from the Okhrana GC, said that there were 11 thousand guests at the match. "Probably, the readers did not work," fans suggested ironically in social networks, who noted the sectors that were almost filled to capacity.

There is no reason not to trust the official data. These are statistics, nothing personal.

- Igor Albin (@Albin_Igor) April 22, 2017

Fans focused their attention on all sorts of imperfections, from plastic inserts and tinted grass to the "pacified" roof, before the start of the game. The issues of transport accessibility of the stadium were lost against this background.

The committees from the Smolny transport block warned that the arena must be reached by metro and then on foot from the Krestovsky Ostrov station (as they did for many years in a row, getting to the Kirovsky stadium) or by a free shuttle from Petrogradskaya. Personal transport was advised to leave at home, since the passage of cars on the roads of Krestovsky Island and adjacent territories was limited, and the stop was prohibited under the threat of a tow truck.

Wet snowy weather did not prevent thousands of fans from taking advantage of Smolny's recommendations, but traffic jams could not be avoided. About an hour before the start of the match, Yandex's road service recorded local congestions both on nearby and remote approaches to the stadium, for example, on Pesochnaya Embankment, Petrovsky Prospekt, in the area of ​​neighboring metro stations. Not everyone managed to get there on time. And some of those who preferred football to another kind of subbotniks noticed that normal parking for guests of the stadium in personal cars would be more needed than traffic closures.

Fans and officials are waiting for the Yacht Bridge

In KRTI Life was informed that the final conclusions about the operation of transport schemes have not yet been made, but it can already be stated unequivocally that the system coped with the load, and even with a margin. But any test event assumes that the scheme will change in proportion to the increase in the load on the stadium: the closer the Confederations Cup, when the stadium is open to all 68 thousand fans, the more elements will be involved in it. So, already for the next test match, which will take place on May 7, they promise to open a pedestrian bridge in the alignment of Yakhtennaya Street.

At the same time, preliminary conclusions showed that it is necessary to tighten the restriction of travel and the procedure for parking individual vehicles, the KRTI noted. So there will be no indulgences for motorists.

Before the match, as well as directly on the approaches to the stadium on the day of the game, on the initiative of the committee, a survey of fans was carried out on the topic of transport services for the stadium. The audience noted the need to open the Yacht Bridge, expressed a desire to strengthen information and add additional shuttle routes.

The officials promised that they would try to take into account the wishes of football fans as much as possible. At least, a decision has already been made to increase the number of shuttles to the stadium. As Life was told in the press service of the State Unitary Enterprise "Passazhiravtotrans", on April 22, 70 buses operated on the line, which transported about five thousand fans. More than a hundred shuttles will be deployed on the line for the next match.