Railway Stations (entry)

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RAILWAY STATIONS (Russian 'vokzal', from English 'vauxhall', after the name of J. Vaux, owner of an amusement hall near London in the 18th century). In Russian the word 'vokzal' traditionally refers to the terminal station of the first Russian railway between St. Petersburg with Tsarskoe Selo and Pavlovsk (1837; see Tsarskoselskaya Railway). In 2003, St. Petersburg had six railway stations: Baltiysky, Varshavsky, Vitebsky (the oldest in the country), Moskovsky, Finlyandsky, and Ladozhsky (opened in May, 2003 during the celebration of St. Petersburg Tercentennial). 12 railway lines go from St. Petersburg in different directions: eight to the south of the Neva, and four to the north. All suburban sections of the railway serve electric trains. Metro stations are located near each of the railway stations.

Reference: Богданов И.А. Вокзалы Петербурга. СПб., 2004.

I. A. Bogdanov. Vaux J.
Tsarskoselskaya Railway
Baltiysky Railway Station
Varshavsky Railway Station
Vitebsky Railway Station
Moskovsky Railway Station
Finlyandsky Railway Station
2003