Metro station Leninsky Prospekt in Moscow is located near Gagarinskaya Square, at the intersection of Third Ring Road and streets of “Leninsky prospect” and Vavilova street. The station is located approximately 5.7 kilometers southwest of the city center (Kremlin and Red Square). The station is located at Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Moscow metro line (line 6, orange line), between stations "Shabolovskaya" and "Akademicheskaya".
The station was opened October 13, 1962. The station is located near Lninsky Prospect Street. This explains the choice of the station name.
The station has two ground-based lobbies. One is located on sides of Third Ring Road, between Vavilova street and “Leninsky Prospekt” street. It is planned that it will be possible to implement change to the station "Gagarin Square" of the Moscow Railway small ring road.
Near the metro station Leninsky Prospekt in Moscow are located:
- "Neskuchny Sad" park. It is considered as part of Gorky Park. It is one of the most famous parks in Moscow.
- The State Academic University of Human Sciences.
- Shopping and entertainment center "Gagarinsky". Address: Vavilova Street 3, Moscow.
- “Apartments Moskva4you” hotel on Prospect 60th Anniversary of October. Address: Prospect 60th Anniversary of October 3/2, Moscow, Russia.
- “Castello” hotel. Address: Leninsky Prospekt 34/1, Moscow, Russia.
Metro station Leninsky Prospekt location on the city map: