Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway
Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway | |
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3 kV DC (Russia) |
The Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway is a 385-kilometre (239 mi) long segment of the
History
It was constructed in 1867–70 (starting from both ends), entirely by the government of the autonomous
The rail link starts at the Riihimäki railway station of the Helsinki–Hämeenlinna connection, heading towards the Finlyandsky Railway Terminal of Saint Petersburg through Lahti railway station, Kouvola railway station, Vyborg railway station (formerly Viipuri/Viborg/Wiborg) and Zelenogorsk (formerly Terijoki).
It wasn't until 1913 when the line became connected to the
Until 1917, when Finland became an independent state, the railroad had been operated by the
After the
In 2006, the high-speed railway from
The international high-speed train
The railroad is connected to the
As the Russian part of the tracks is planned to be renovated to handle
As of 2022, there are no trains direct between Russia and Finland due to strained relations with the European Union in the wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Stations
International train stops are bolded. Former names (most of the stations ceded to the Soviet Union were renamed in 1948), distance (from Riihimäki for the Finnish part and from St. Petersburg for the Russian part), and suburban tariff zones (for the Russian part) are given in brackets.
Finland
- Riihimäki railway station (0 km, links to Helsinki and Hämeenlinna)
- Hikiä railway station (8 km)
- Oitti railway station (15 km)
- Mommila railway station (20 km)
- Lappila railway station (26 km)
- Järvelä railway station (32 km)
- Herrala railway station (44 km)
- Lahti railway station (63 km, links to Vesijärvi, Loviisa, Heinola and Kerava)
- Nastola railway station (79 km)
- Uusikylä railway station (82 km)
- Mankala railway station (93 km)
- Kausala railway station (99 km)
- Koria railway station (115 km)
- Kouvola railway station (121 km, links to Kotka and Mikkeli)
- Utti railway station (123 km)
- Kaipiainen railway station (133 km)
- Taavetti railway station (156 km)
- Luumäki railway station (168 km, link to Joensuu)
- Pulsa railway station (178 km)
- Simola railway station (188 km)
- Vainikkala railway station
Leningrad Oblast (Finland before WWII)
- Louko (Pogranitshnoye), doesn't exist now))
- Buslovskaya (Houni)
- (Hämee, doesn't exist now)
- Luzhayka (Nurmi, zone 15)
- 144th km
- Kravtsovo (Hovinmaa, zone 14)
- 138th km
- Prigorodnaya (Tienhaara, zone 14)
- (Ykspää, doesn't exist now)
- Khiyetala (Hietala, doesn't exist now)
- (Sorvali, doesn't exist now)
- 134th km
- (Saunalahti, doesn't exist now)
- (Hiekka (Peski, Vyborgsky District),[4] doesn't exist now)
- (Linnansaari, doesn't exist now)
- (Kirkkosaari, doesn't exist now)
- Vyborg–Joensuu railroad)
- Lazarevka (Liimatta, zone 13, links to Primorsk and Veshchevo)
- Verkhne-Cherkasovo (Säiniö, zone 13)
- 117th km (zone 12)
- Lebedevka (Honkaniemi, zone 12)
- Gavrilovo (Kämärä, zone 12)
- Leypyasuo (Leipäsuo, earlier Äyräpää (1918-1920) and Galitzina (before 1917), zone 11)
- Kirillovskoye (Perkjärvi, zone 10)
- (Sykjärvi, doesn't exist now)
- Zakhodskoye (Lounatjoki, zone 9)
- Pobeda, Leningrad Oblast (Kanneljärvi, zone 9)
- Shevelyovo (zone 9)
- Gorkovskoye (Mustamäki, zone 8)
- 63rd km (zone 7)
- Roshchino (Raivola, zone 7)
Saint Petersburg (Finland before WWII)
- Ushkovo (Tyrisevä, zone 7)
- Zelenogorsk (Terijoki, zone 6, link to Primorsk)
- Komarovo (Kellomäki, zone 5)
- (Kanerva, doesn't exist now)
- Repino (Kuokkala, zone 5)
- Solnechnoye (Ollila, zone 5)
- (Rajajoki, doesn't exist now)
Saint Petersburg
- Beloostrov (zone 4, link to Sestroretsk)
- Dibuny (zone 3)
- Pesochnaya (formerly Grafskaya, zone 3)
- Levashovo (zone 3)
- Pargolovo (zone 3, link to the Murino station of the Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railroad)
- Shuvalovo (zone 2)
- Ozerki (zone 2)
- Udelnaya (zone 2)
- Lanskaya (zone 1, link to Sestroretsk)
- Saint Petersburg – Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railroadand other railroads in Russia)
Electrification
- Finlyandsky Rail Terminal–Zelenogorsk – 1951
- Zelenogorsk–Ushkovo – 1952
- Ushkovo–Roshchino – 1954
- Roshchino–Kirillovskoye – 1968
- Kirillovskoye–Vyborg – 1969
- Vyborg–Luzhayka – 1977
- International connection – 1978
See also
- Finnish famine of 1866–68
References
- ^ "Mid-Term Review, see pdf page 87" (PDF). 22 June 2023.
- Ladozhsky Rail Terminal. For some time after its construction other international trains of this direction also stopped there rather than at the Finlyandsky Rail Terminal.
- ^ "Финляндия закрылась от туристов из России". www.fontanka.ru. September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Peski, Russia".