Volkovskaya railway station
Volkovskaya (Волковская) railway station is a nodal railway station within Saint Petersburg railway system in Russia. It was created in 1900 in a historical location on the crossroads of several important railway lines ascending to initial formation of the whole Russia's railway network, where the Connecting Line and Putilovskaya Line had a joint section.
Волковская Волковская | |
|---|---|
 Volkovskaya station in 2017, western part | |
| General information | |
| Location | Russia |
| Coordinates | 59.8939°N 30.3689°E |
| Operated by | RZD |
| Line(s) | Connecting Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Electrified | ~1950s |
It has been generally used for freight distributing, but recent plans of city's railway network expansion suppose that it is transformed into a large passenger hub[1] interconnecting with the nearby Volkovskaya metro station.
The name is after nearby village (in Russian)
See also
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