Primorskaya railway

Primorskaya Line
Legend
35.1 Dyuny 34.1 Shkolnaya 33.3 Saint Petersburg – Sestroretsk – Beloostrov to Beloostrov 33.1 Zavodskaya sestra crossover Planned ferry line Miller's pier Gulf of Finland 32.7 Kurort 31.4 Sestroretsky Kyrort 31.3 Trackside 31.2 Miller's line to former Sestroretsk station 31.1 Yermolovsky prospect Sestroretsk 31.0 Yermolovskaya 30.7 Sestroretsk armory 30.2 Voskov street Sestroretsk Dubki horse-iron road (1847-bf 1870) Dubkovsky pier – Sestroretsk armory 35.1 Sestroretsk 29.7 Liteyny bridge Vodoslivnoy channel Saint Petersburg – Vyborg 29.4 Sestroretsky crossover M10 33.3 Razliv 26.5 Tarkhovka 26.3 Tarkhovskaya street Tarkhovka 26.1 Alexandrovskaya 24.0 Gorskaya 23.9 Gorskaya road interchange KAD 22.1 Kaupilovo 21.1 Aerodromnaya street to Gorskaya 23.3 Export goods for SPb Dam 23.3 Lisy Nos, before 1928 to Kronstadt b. 1928 Gulf of Finland 20.3 Lisy Nos 18.8 Morskaya to North-West Thermal Power Plant 15.2 Olgino 15.1 Konnolakhtinsky prospect Olgino 17.1 Lakhta (before 1894) 12.1 Granichnaya street Lakhta 200-metre pile bridge 1894–1924 10.5 Lakhtinsky crossover built 1925f over Lakhtinsky Razliv Shunting loop Dum (built 1894) later Yakhtennaya station (built 1980s) 8.0 Shunting loop 2 verst (built 1894) 6.6 Planerny crossover Planernaya st. Kirovskaya Small October railway 5,4 Staraya Derevnya 5.3 Torfyanaya doroga 4.4 Serebryakov pereulok 3.5 Akademik Shimansky street 1.3 Chyornaya rechka crossover 1.0 Novaya Derevnya Severny factory 0.8 Ozerki line to Ozerki, Kolomuagi, Skachki Tovarnaya line to Serdobolsky, Flyugov post, Finland Station SPb – Sestroretsk – Beloostrov to Flyugov post, Finland Station, Lanskaya Chernaya River 0.6 Kolomyajskу bridge Primorsky - Goods (1904-1924) 0.0 Primorsky (1823-1924) to Summer Garden (Neva River) Distances in kilometers Railway line consists of single-track line tracksides

Primorskaya railway was located near Saint Peterburg and it lay on the route Saint Peterburg, Sestroretsk, Beloostrov. The railway was served by steam locomotives from the moment of opening and before joining to Oktyabrskaya railway in 1925.

Joint-stock company

Many articles refer to the "Joint-stock company of the Prinorskaya St.-Peterburg-Sestroretsk railway". It is not known whether the misspelling of Primorskaya actually appeared in the company's title. The title implies that the western terminus of the railway was intended to be Primorsk but it did not reach Primorsk within the lifetime of the company.

Construction

The line was constructed in three parts:

• Ozerki line, opened July 23, 1893
• Primorskaya Line
  • first stage opened July 12, 1894
  • second stage opened October 31, 1894
  • third stage opened November 26, 1894
• Tovarnaya line, opened May 1904

The route of the line in the Saint Petersburg area is difficult to follow because various changes were made between 1894 and 1928. Of particular note was the closure of Primorsky Rail Terminal (due to flooding) in 1924 and the re-routing of trains to Finlyandsky Rail Terminal.

Technical stops

For technical needs and for travel of trains technical stops were necessary.

Name	Opened	Closed	Number of track	Loсation	Coordinates	Line	Previous stop	Next stop	Image	In Russian
Serdobolskaya stop	1904	1929	2	60, Serdobolskaya street	59°59′19″N 30°19′1″E / 59.98861°N 30.31694°E	Tovarnaya line	Primorsky Rail Terminal, Novaya derevnya	Flugov post		Russian: Сердобольская
Primorsky - goods		1924?	2			Tovarnaya line		Serdobolskaya stop		Russian: Приморский-товарный
Sestroretsk armory			2	2, Voskova street	60°5′55″N 29°57′57″E / 60.09861°N 29.96583°E		Sestroretsk railway station			Russian: Сестрорецкий завод
Sestroretsk armory, horse-iron road	1847	before 1870	2?	2, Voskova street	60°05′37″N 30°02′0″E / 60.09361°N 30.03333°E	Dubki horse-iron road	Dubkovsky pier			Russian: Сестрорецкий завод
Shunting loop 2 verst; after the 1980s - Yakhtennaya	July 12, 1894	1924	2	Near Primorsky prospect and Yakhtennaya street corner	59°59′30″N 30°03′16″E / 59.99167°N 30.05444°E	Primorskaya line	Novaya Derevnya	Shunting loop Dum		Russian: Разъезд вторая верста

Rolling stock

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, steam tram engines were used, as shown below.

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  Train of the Seaside Sestroretsk railway, pre-1917

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  Train at Dyuny railway station, 1900s

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  Train on Zavodskaya sestra crossover, 1900s

People

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  Pyotr Avenarius (1843-1909) engineer of the line

References