Kaliningrad North railway station
Kaliningrad North Калининград-Северный | |
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| Elektrichka suburban rail major station | |
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| Other names | Königsberg-Nordbahnhof |
| Location |
Pobedy Square  |
| Coordinates | 54°43′17″N 20°30′00″E / 54.7213°N 20.50007°ECoordinates: 54°43′17″N 20°30′00″E / 54.7213°N 20.50007°E |
| Owned by | Russian Railways (Kaliningrad Railway) |
| Platforms | 7 (3 terminus island platforms & 1 through side platforms) |
| Tracks | 6 (two of the tracks have been removed & one is a freight track with no platform) |
| Connections | Trams in Kaliningrad |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Disabled access | Vertical transport around the station is using ramps |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Closed | WWII |
| Rebuilt | 1964 |
Kaliningrad–Severny (Russian: Калининград-Северный; German: Königsberg Nordbahnhof) is a suburban rail station on Pobedy Square (Victory Square) in Kaliningrad.
History
The station was built in 1920 on the site of Steindammer Tor as part of a railway linking the networks north & south of the city.[1] It replaced the previous Crantzer Bahnhof & Samlandbahnhof. A 5-storey entrance building facing south onto Hansaplatz was designed by architect Martin Stallmann in the modernist style.
The station closed during World War II. After the war, it was not planned to reopen the station. The main building, which had been damaged badly by incendiary bombs, was rebuilt as offices. In 1964, the station was reopened to serve trains running to the seaside. A new ticket office was built. In 1976 the station saw its first electric trains, beginning the Elektrichka network of suburban trains.
Layout
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5: Attic with storage for offices
4-2: Offices
1: Shops. The central section once contained the ticket hall, but now has a bank & the entrance to the offices.
0: The new ticket office & terminus platforms. 2 of the platforms have had their tracks dismantled, & the space is occupied by a TЭ-class steam locomotive.
-1: External waiting area for the through platform.
-2: Through platform