Ligovo railway station

RZhD, OktZhD, SPbZhD, Russia
Engineering objects of station Ligovo
Legend
To Kalische 1926
To Krasnoflotsk 1926
Power Plant 1???
Сustoms office 1???
15.4 Sosnovaya polyana 1929
Older trackside
Warehouses
To Gatchina
1872
To Krasnoye Selo
1960s
To Zelyonaya Strana
2010
To Gorelovo Ind.
1???
Cement works
1???
Dudergofka river
13.4 Ligovo 1857
pr. Obuh. Oborony 1???
Zchelznodorozchnaya st.
Avangardniy bridge 1???
Bezymyannaya street
Ligovsky overpass 1???
Tallinskoye shosse
pr. Marshala Zchukova 1???
Obelisk 1???
Krasnaya street
Narodngo opolchenia 1970s
Railway bridge 1???
Staro-panovsky 1970s
Bezymyannaya st.br 1???
Relsosvarochnyj factory
11.3 Ulyanka 1971
To Dachnoye 1914
To Aeroport (1969)
To Baltiysky Terminal 1857
Predportovaya
1929
To Srednerogatskaya
1???
  
  
Ligovo
Commuter service passenger station

3 platforms of Ligovo and urban development of 1960s
Station statistics
Address 54, Narodnogo Opolchenya street
Lines Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Kalische
Connections Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Krasnoflotsk Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Baltiisky rail terminal (Gatchina)
Levels hight
Platforms 4
Tracks 5
Other information
Opened 1857[1]
Code 034505
Fare zone 2

Ligovo railway station (Russian: Ста́нция Ли́гово; Finnish: Liiha) is a railway station located in St. Petersburg, Russia.

History

In 1950s Ligovo has fallen into decay, last fact was process of dissociation of land plots as a result of reforms of 1861. At this time through Ligovo there has passed Baltic railway which has connected the Baltiysky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg with Petergof.[2] The first trains have gone on the way to 1857.

The architecture of a building of station corresponded to the junction status on a line conducting to imperial residences. The first wooden building of station with a high tower has existed prior to the beginning of 20th century. It was replaced by a brick structure: on the second platform the canopy for the passengers, corresponding to a direction to Gatchina has been arranged. Structures have existed till the end of 1941.

In 1941-1945 of the USSR and Germany participated in Second World War. Ligovo has entered into territory on which took place fights for Leningrad (Siege of Leningrad operation). Since December 1941 till January, 1944 on settlement territory there passed a front line. All buildings and constructions have been destroyed, at deviation the German armies have put out of commission bridges and railways tracks; besides, the set of objects has been mined. From station Dachnoye to station Ligovo sappers have taken and have neutralised minefields in density of 1500 pieces on road kilometre.[3]

Images

References

  1. ^ (in ru) Railway stations of the USSR (Железнодорожные станции СССР). Book of reference. Moscow: Transportation. 1981. 
  2. ^ N. A., Perevezentseva (2004) (in ru). On the Baltic railway from Petersburg to Gatchina Russian: По Балтийской железной дороге от Петербурга до Гатчины. Russian: Перевезенцева Н. А.. Ostrov Russian: Остров. ISBN 5-94500-007-8. http://history-gatchina.ru/town/railway/ligovo.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  3. ^ Konarev, N. S. Russian: Н. С. Конарев (in ru). Railwaymen in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 Russian: Железнодорожники в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 . http://fictionbook.ru/author/n_s_konarev/jeleznodorojniki_v_velikoyi_otechestvenn/. Retrieved 2009-06-30.