Yelizarovskaya () is a station on the NevskoâÂÂVasileostrovskaya Line of Saint Petersburg Metro (formerly Leningrad Metro), opened on December 21, 1970.
During design stage in 1960s, the station was originally named after the station location , which was named after Mark Yelizarov (1863-1919), who became the first People's Commissar of Railways of Soviet Russia. The Leningrad Metro was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Railways.
The station design originally planned to be a station on the ground but has to be changed to an underground station due to hydrological condition of the ground.
From February 8 to December 29, 2016, the station was closed for reconstruction due to issue in waterproofing. The reconstructed Yelizarovskaya has a few changes. Lamps were replaced with LED lighting, entrance were replaced for inclusive designs, an ornamental panel with views of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg was installed.
At the station lobby, there is a sculpture named "The Uprising of the Proletariat".