Lakhta railway station

Lakhta railway station (Russian: Ста́нция Ла́хта) is a railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was named after the historical district of Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug.

Lakhta

Лахта
Platform view of the Lakhta railway station (2010).
General information
Location2 Vokzal'naya Ulitsa, Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Owned byRussian Railways
Operated byOctober Railway
Line(s)Saint Petersburg Railway Division
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code03891
Fare zone3
History
Opened12 July 1894 (1894-07-12)[1]
Electrified1 June 1952 (1952-06-01)[2]
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Olgino
towards Beloostrov
Saint Petersburg–Beloostrov Yakhtennaya
Former services
Preceding station Primorskaya Railway Following station
Lisy Nos
towards Dyuny
Primorskaya Line Shunting loop 2 verst
towards Primorsky
Lakhta railway station in 1900s

The station was built by JSC Prinorskaya St. Peterburg–Sestroretsk railway and it was opened on 12 July 1894 as part of the opening section between Uzlovaya and Lakhta. It was considered as a terminal until on 31 October 1894, the line was lengthened to Razdelnaya, what is now Lisy Nos railway station.[1]

References

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59°59′40″N 30°09′09″E / 59.9945°N 30.1525°E / 59.9945; 30.1525

  1. ^ a b Chepurin, Sergey; Arkady Nikolayenko (May 2007). "Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways(Сестрорецкая и Приморская железные дороги)" (in Russian). Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Chronology of input of sites (Хронология ввода участков)". Ortyabrskaya Mafistral (in Russian) (# 109 (13989)). Saint Petersburg: ZAO Publishing House "OM-Express". 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2009.