Ligovo railway station
Ligovo | |
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Commuter service passenger station | |
General information | |
Location | 54, Narodnogo Opolchenya street |
Coordinates | 59°49′24″N 30°10′44″E / 59.82333°N 30.17889°E |
Line(s) | Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Kalische |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 5 |
Connections | Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Krasnoflotsk Saint Petersburg Baltiisky - Baltiisky rail terminal (Gatchina) |
Other information | |
Station code | 034505 |
Fare zone | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 1857[1] |
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Ligovo railway station (Russian: Ста́нция Ли́гово; Finnish: Liiha) is a railway station located in St. Petersburg, Russia.
History
In the 1950s Ligovo has fallen into decay, last fact was process of dissociation of land plots as a result of reforms of 1861. At this time through Ligovo there has passed
The first trains have gone on the way to 1857.The architecture of a building of station corresponded to the junction status on a line conducting to imperial residences. The first wooden building of station with a high tower has existed prior to the beginning of 20th century. It was replaced by a brick structure: on the second platform the canopy for the passengers, corresponding to a direction to Gatchina has been arranged. Structures have existed till the end of 1941.
In 1941-1945 of the
Second World War
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Ligovo has entered into territory on which took place fights for Leningrad (Siege of Leningrad operation).
Since December 1941 till January 1944 on settlement territory there passed a front line.
All buildings and constructions have been destroyed, at deviation the German armies have put out of commission bridges and railways tracks; besides, the set of objects has been mined.
From station Dachnoye to station Ligovo sappers have taken and have neutralised minefields in density of 1500 pieces on road kilometre.[3]
Images
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Brick structures of station of the beginning of 20th century
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Glazed canopy of a platform
References
- ^ Железнодорожные станции СССР [Railway stations of the USSR] (in Russian). Book of reference. Moscow: Transportation. 1981.
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- ^ Konarev, N. S. Russian: Н. С. Конарев. Железнодорожники в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 [Railwaymen in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-06-30.