Primorskaya Line

Primorskaya line Russian: Приморская линия

Line first stage - terminal station "Lahta"
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System Commuter cargo and passenger railroad
Status Local
Locale St. Petersburg, Russia
Termini Primorsky Rail Terminal, Primorsky - goods, from 1924 - Novaya Derevnya
after 1894 - Lakhta
Stations 5
Services Primorsky Rail Terminal - Lakhta, from 1924 - Novaya Derevnya - Ozerki
Operation
Opened 1894[1]
Closed 1924
Technical
Line length 35.1 km (21.81 mi)
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)  

Primorskaya line is the second line constructed by Primorskaya railway.

History

Its first stage was opened on July 12, 1894 - the line reached Lakhta. Second stage was opened on October 31, 1894; the railway left on coast of Gulf of Finland opposite to island Kotlin and was integrated with a steamship line. Later, November, 26st the same year, the third turn of a railroad line was opened. The line reached a final point - the cities of Sestroretsk[1]

Stages of Primorskaya line
# Opened Stations
1 July 12, 1894
Novaya derevnya - Shunting loop 2 verst - Shunting loop Dum - Lakhta
2 October 31, 1894
Lakhta - Razdelnaya
Razdelnaya - Lisy Nos
3 November 26, 1894
Lakhta - Kaupilovo - Gorskaya - Sestroretsk

References

  1. ^ a b Chepurin, Sergey; Arkady Nikolayenko (May 2007). "Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways(Сестрорецкая и Приморская железные дороги)" (in ru). http://terijoki.spb.ru/trk_about.php3. http://terijoki.spb.ru/railway/rw_dir_sestr.php#red. Retrieved 2009-02-21. 
Lines of Primorskaya raiway
Ozerki line · July 1893 | Primorskaya line · July 1894 - October 1894 - November 1894 - 1900 | Tovarnaya line · 1904