Sestroretsk railway station (1871–1924)
| Sestroretsk Russian: Сестрорецк regional rail |
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 The 1900s (decade) Station is long dismantled but its characteristic passage at the northern part repeats its outlines |
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| Coordinates | 60°5′54″N 29°58′5″E / 60.09833°N 29.96806°ECoordinates: 60°5′54″N 29°58′5″E / 60.09833°N 29.96806°E |
| Lines | Sestroretsk spur line |
| Connections | Miller's line |
| Structure | at-grade |
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| Opened | 1871, 1916 |
| Closed | 1886, 1920s |
Sestroretsk railway station (Russian: ста́нция Сестроре́цк, stantsiya Sestroretsk) was a railway station in Sestroretsk, Russia handling transportation to northern destinations including Beloostrov and Sestroretsk.
The station was built by Finnish State Railways as the railhead the feeder of Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad. The line has been constructed for service of trains Sestroretsk armory. It was designed by Swedish architects; and it opened on 2 November 1871, when the station first train arrived from Beloostrov.[1]
The station was owned and operated by Finnish railways from 1871 to 1873. From 1873 to 1886 - Private "Societies of the Sestroretsk railway". This company has built a new railway line, which is called Miller's line. It was to overtake the station Miller's pier.[1]
Organization devastated in the mid 1880's and on 1 January 1886 the station was closed along with the branch.[1]
In 1914, World War I has begun. Sestroretsk armory was leading defensive factory, and it was necessary to connect it with a country railway system. In 1916, the station has been restored as freight house.[1]
The line has existed not for long: after revolution Sestroretsk armory has practically stopped, and in 1920s there was a complication of relations of the USSR and Finland. The bridge has been blown up, and the line is disassembled. Later the part of a line from the bridge straight across Sestra river has been restored and was a part of the Sestroretsk direction.[1]
In 1924, the new line has been constructed, but it has passed bypassing this station. The rests of platforms, buildings and constructions have been taken definitively down at building of new houses in Volodarsky street.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
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