Stations of St. Petersburg.
Passenger traffic on Russian railways began in St. Petersburg.
Vitebsky railway station (1.73 km to the city center).
Vitebsky Station is the first station in St. Petersburg and the oldest in Russia. It was built for the first Russian railway, which connected St. Petersburg with Tsarskoe Selo. The road was laid under the leadership of F.A. Gerstner, in 1836-1837. According to the professor's plan, the station was supposed to be located on the banks of the Fontanka, but there were not enough funds for this, it was decided to build a temporary station. In 1837, a wooden building appeared - Tsarskoye Selo Station. On October 30, 1837, the first railway train in Russia departed from here. In 1849-1852. a new stone building was erected according to the design of architect K.A. Tones.
Place: Ave. Zagorodny, 52.
Place: Ave. Zagorodny, 52.
Baltiysky Station (3.66 km from city center).
Baltiysky Station is one of the most famous train stations in Russia. It was built by the architect A.I. Krakau follows the example of the Eastern Station in Paris. It was from here that an electric train was sent for the first time in Russia. Now it sends and receives only commuter trains. The Baltic station was built in 1855-1857 for the railway from St. Petersburg to Peterhof and was called Peterhofsky. The main façade is decorated with a stained glass window with the Pavel Bure clock, which is still in use today. Two wings were attached to the main building, one of which housed the ticket office, luggage department and office space. The other was intended for the imperial family.
Place: Nab. Obvodny Canal, 120.
Moskovsky railway station (1.66 km to the city center).
Moskovsky Station is one of the largest railway stations in Russia. In addition to the direction St. Petersburg - Moscow, trains depart from here to other regions: the Volga region, southern Russia, the Urals, etc. The station is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, on Nevsky Prospekt. The peculiarity of the Moskovsky railway station is that it is an absolute copy of the Leningradsky railway station located in Moscow. The designs of both stations were created by architects Ton and Zhelyazevich, court architects of Emperor Nicholas I. The Moscow station was built in 1851. Since then it has been restored and reconstructed several times. Now it combines the aristocratic architecture of the 19th century and the technology of the 21st century.
Place: Pl. Vosstaniya, no. 2.
Finlyandsky Station (2.71 km from the city center).
The Finnish Railway was built in 1862-1870. It belonged to the Principality of Finland, and until 1917 only Finns worked there. In 1870, according to the design of P. Kupinsky, the first station building was built north of Simbirskaya Street (now Komsomol Street). The freight station was near the Neva, where the tracks approached. By the end of the 19th century, the Finnish railway junction covered the northern part of the province. There were 10 railway crossings in the city, which created significant difficulties for residents of the Vyborg region. In 1910, reconstruction was carried out, which made the intersections two-level.
Place: Pl. Lenina, 6.
Ladozhsky railway station (5.94 km from the city center).
Ladozhsky Station is the youngest of the five stations in St. Petersburg. This is a transit station, the only one of its kind in the city. St. Petersburg was developing dynamically; a through (transit) station was required. The idea appeared back in the 60s of the twentieth century, but only 20 years later the project was launched. But, due to the economic crisis, it was frozen. The station was completed in 2001-2003. The project was led by architect N. Yavein. The modern station is designed to accommodate 52 long-distance trains and up to 100 commuter trains. Now Ladozhsky Station is one of the largest railway stations in all of Europe.
Place: Ave. Zanevsky, 73.
Warsaw station.
There is one more station in St. Petersburg: Varshavsky. The Warsaw line was considered “imperial”. Mainly trains with 1st class carriages and personal trains departed from here. Destinations: Warsaw and Paris, road to Europe. In 1852-1853, this road was built to the royal residence in Gatchina. In 2001, the station closed for reconstruction. Trains were transferred to other stations. Since then it has not been active. It is an architectural monument. The Museum of Railway Technology and the Warsaw Express entertainment complex are open on the territory.
Vitebsky Station is the first station in St. Petersburg and the oldest in Russia. It was built for the first Russian railway, which connected St. Petersburg with Tsarskoe Selo. The road was laid under the leadership of F.A. Gerstner, in 1836-1837. According to the professor's plan, the station was supposed to be located on the banks of the Fontanka, but there were not enough funds for this, it was decided to build a temporary station. In 1837, a wooden building appeared - Tsarskoye Selo Station. On October 30, 1837, the first railway train in Russia departed from here. In 1849-1852. a new stone building was erected according to the design of architect K.A. Tones.
Place: Ave. Zagorodny, 52.
Place: Ave. Zagorodny, 52.
Baltiysky Station (3.66 km from city center).
Baltiysky Station is one of the most famous train stations in Russia. It was built by the architect A.I. Krakau follows the example of the Eastern Station in Paris. It was from here that an electric train was sent for the first time in Russia. Now it sends and receives only commuter trains. The Baltic station was built in 1855-1857 for the railway from St. Petersburg to Peterhof and was called Peterhofsky. The main façade is decorated with a stained glass window with the Pavel Bure clock, which is still in use today. Two wings were attached to the main building, one of which housed the ticket office, luggage department and office space. The other was intended for the imperial family.
Place: Nab. Obvodny Canal, 120.
Moskovsky railway station (1.66 km to the city center).
Moskovsky Station is one of the largest railway stations in Russia. In addition to the direction St. Petersburg - Moscow, trains depart from here to other regions: the Volga region, southern Russia, the Urals, etc. The station is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, on Nevsky Prospekt. The peculiarity of the Moskovsky railway station is that it is an absolute copy of the Leningradsky railway station located in Moscow. The designs of both stations were created by architects Ton and Zhelyazevich, court architects of Emperor Nicholas I. The Moscow station was built in 1851. Since then it has been restored and reconstructed several times. Now it combines the aristocratic architecture of the 19th century and the technology of the 21st century.
Place: Pl. Vosstaniya, no. 2.
Finlyandsky Station (2.71 km from the city center).
The Finnish Railway was built in 1862-1870. It belonged to the Principality of Finland, and until 1917 only Finns worked there. In 1870, according to the design of P. Kupinsky, the first station building was built north of Simbirskaya Street (now Komsomol Street). The freight station was near the Neva, where the tracks approached. By the end of the 19th century, the Finnish railway junction covered the northern part of the province. There were 10 railway crossings in the city, which created significant difficulties for residents of the Vyborg region. In 1910, reconstruction was carried out, which made the intersections two-level.
Place: Pl. Lenina, 6.
Ladozhsky railway station (5.94 km from the city center).
Ladozhsky Station is the youngest of the five stations in St. Petersburg. This is a transit station, the only one of its kind in the city. St. Petersburg was developing dynamically; a through (transit) station was required. The idea appeared back in the 60s of the twentieth century, but only 20 years later the project was launched. But, due to the economic crisis, it was frozen. The station was completed in 2001-2003. The project was led by architect N. Yavein. The modern station is designed to accommodate 52 long-distance trains and up to 100 commuter trains. Now Ladozhsky Station is one of the largest railway stations in all of Europe.
Place: Ave. Zanevsky, 73.
Warsaw station.
There is one more station in St. Petersburg: Varshavsky. The Warsaw line was considered “imperial”. Mainly trains with 1st class carriages and personal trains departed from here. Destinations: Warsaw and Paris, road to Europe. In 1852-1853, this road was built to the royal residence in Gatchina. In 2001, the station closed for reconstruction. Trains were transferred to other stations. Since then it has not been active. It is an architectural monument. The Museum of Railway Technology and the Warsaw Express entertainment complex are open on the territory.