Kupchino (Saint Petersburg Metro)

Kupchino ( _ru. Ку́пчино) is a station on the Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on December 25, 1972. It was designed by K.N. Afonskya, A.C. Getskin and I.E. Sergeyeva. In a plan the station was called "Vitebskaya".

Kupchino is the first remained above-ground station in Saint Peterburg. It has a transfer link-up to Kupchino Station of the Vitebskya Railroad. It also has two exits to outside the station, as well as a long tunnel that leads to Vitebsky Prospect.

The most famous son of Kupchino is arguably the newly elected president Dmitry Medvedev, who grew up in this area.