Vitebsky railway station
St Petersburg-Vitebsky (Russian: Ви́тебский вокза́л) is a railway station terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Formerly known as St Petersburg-Tsarskoselsky station because its first line led to the suburban royal residences town of Tsarskoye Selo, it was the first railway station to be built in Saint Petersburg and the whole of the Russian Empire (while its present-day building is much newer). Later, with considerable extension of its lines, the station was renamed after a much farther destination - Vitebsk, a city in Belarus.
St Petersburg-Vitebsky | |
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Vitebsk Railway Station in July 2014 | |
General information | |
Location | 52, Zagorodny av., St. Petersburg, Russia |
Coordinates | 59.9199°N 30.3289°E |
Platforms | 5 (3 island platforms) |
Tracks | 8 |
Connections | Saint Petersburg Metro stations: Zvenigorodskaya |
Construction | |
Structure type | elevated |
Platform levels | 2 |
Parking | yes |
Other information | |
Station code | 033061 |
Fare zone | 0 |
History | |
Opened | 1837 |
Rebuilt | 1852, 1904 |
Electrified | 1953 |
Previous names | Tsarskoselsky, Detskoselsky |
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