Primorskaya railway was located near

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and it lay on the route

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. The railway was served by

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s from the moment of opening and before joining to

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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 Primorsk may refer to: * Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, formerly Koivisto or Björkö * Primorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, formerly Fischhausen * Primorsk, Krasno ...

but it did not reach Primorsk within the lifetime of the company.

Construction

The line was constructed in three parts: *

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, opened 23 July 1893 *

Primorskaya Line The Primorskaya line was the second line constructed by the Primorskaya railway, near St. Petersburg, Russia. It is now part of the Oktyabrskaya Railway and was electrified in 1952. History Its first stage was opened on July 12, 1894 - the li ...

** first stage opened 12 July 1894 ** second stage opened 31 October 1894 ** third stage opened 26 November 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

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Technical stops

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

Rolling stock

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, steam

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s were used, as shown below. File:Sestroretsk train before 1917.jpg, Train of the Seaside Sestroretsk railway, pre-1917 File:Dyuny railway station and tram 2.jpg, Train at

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, 1900s File:Dyuny bridge.jpg, Train on Zavodskaya sestra crossover, 1900s

People

File:Авенариус.JPG, Pyotr Avenarius (1843-1909) engineer of the line

References

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