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)
Route map
Legend

The Primorskaya line was the second line constructed by the Primorskaya railway, near St. Petersburg, Russia. It is now part of the Oktyabrskaya Railway and was electrified in 1952.

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 26, 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

Route

Only major stations are shown.

References

  1. 1 2 Chepurin, Sergey; Arkady Nikolayenko (May 2007). "Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways(Сестрорецкая и Приморская железные дороги)" (in Russian). http://terijoki.spb.ru/trk_about.php3. Retrieved 2009-02-21. External link in |publisher= (help)
1888 map of Neva Bay. Kotlin end Lisy Nos is depicted in the upper left corner
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