Vyborg railway station
Vyborg | ||||||
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October Railway terminal | ||||||
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Coordinates | 60°42′56.16″N 28°45′5.04″E / 60.7156000°N 28.7514000°ECoordinates: 60°42′56.16″N 28°45′5.04″E / 60.7156000°N 28.7514000°E | |||||
Owned by | Russian Railways | |||||
Line(s) | St.Petersburg — Helsinki | |||||
Platforms | 6 (5 island platforms) | |||||
Tracks | 13 | |||||
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Parking | yes | |||||
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Station code | 2004682 | |||||
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Opened | 1913, 1953[1] | |||||
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Vyborg (Russian: Вы́борг; Finnish: Viipurin rautatieasema) is a railway station, located in the town of Vyborg in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
The First station building was built 1870. It was wooden. The second station building was built in 1913 but was destroyed in Continuation War. The current station building was built in Soviet Union.[2]
Original building
The original station building in Vyborg was designed by Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen and Herman Gesellius. The granite station building was built in 1913 by Finnish State Railways, now known as VR Group, but was destroyed as retreating Soviet troops exploded it in Continuation War in 1941.
The original building bore a close resemblance to Eliel Saarinen's other famous work, the Helsinki Central railway station. In the tradition of a pair of male human figures on each side of the main entrance of the Helsinki Central station, the Vyborg station had a statue of a bear standing on a pedestal on each side of the main entrance.
Virtual model of old Viipuri railway station as it was in Finland 1939 was rendered 2007- 2009. It is possible to see in Virtual Viipuri -project.
Modern building
The modern station building, built in Soviet times, represents the typical Stalinist style. The station building has ticket sales, a café, a magazine kiosk, a currency exchange office, and deposit boxes.
From 2009 onward, the station has been served by Helsinki - Saint Petersburg high speed trains operated by Karelian Trains, a joint venture between Russian Railways and VR (Finnish Railways).
Gallery
- The station building in 1930s.
- The modern station building was built in 1953.
- Inside the modern Vyborg station building.
- Suburban trains on the platforms.
See also
References
- ↑ Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. — М.: Транспорт, 1981
- ↑ "History and information about the station". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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