Zavodskaya line

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Russian Empire Railways, Saint Petersburg - Beloostrov
Zavodskaya line (1916 - 1920s)
lake Rasliw
Sestroretsk armory
5.4 Sestroretsk railway stationSestroretsk
Trackside
line Miller's line
5.2 ToMiller's pier
line SPb-Sestr.-Beloostr.
Finlyandsky Rail Term.
Sestroretsk
3.9 Kurort
3.6 Beloostrov
line Sestroretsk spur line (1871-1873)
line Miller's line (1873-1886)
3.4 Sestra crossoverSestra
line Vyborg line
Vyborg
Zelenogorsk
Solnechnoye
0.3
0.0 Beloostrov
line Vyborg line
Finlyandsky Rail Term.
Lanskaya
Pesochny
Distances in kilometers
   
Zavodskaya line
Russian: Заводская линия
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System Commuter cargo railroad
Status Local
Locale Beloostrov
Termini Beloostrov
Sestroretsk
Stations 2
Services Beloostrov - Sestroretsk
Operation
Opened May 1916
Closed 1920s
Owner Russian Empire Government
Operator(s) Russian Empire Government
Depot(s) Beloostrov
Rolling stock Leased from Finnish railways
Technical
Line length 5.4 km (3.36 mi)
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)

The Zavodskaya line was a freight railway in Russia. The railway was opened in May 1916 for transportation to the Sestroretsk armory. The rolling stock was leased from Finnish railways. The start of World War I was the initial reason for the construction of the railway. The length of the line passed entirely on the territory of the Russia.

Construction

The line partially used old lines from the Sestroretsk spur line:

  • In that part where the Sestra river forms the frontier, the railroad tracks go on the Russian side.
  • Further, in that part where both coasts are Russian, the line crosses the river at Sestra crossover.
  • The Sestroretsk station also lies along the Sestroretsk spur line.

Closure

The line existed for only a brief period. After the Russian Revolution (1917), the Sestroretsk armory practically stopped production, and in the 1920s, there was a complication of relations between the USSR and Finland. The bridge was destroyed, and the line was disassembled.

Partial re-opening

Later, the part of a line from the bridge straight across the Sestra river was restored and was a part of the Sestroretsk direction.[1]

References

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