Pionerskaya railway station explained

Pionerskaya
Type:Closed commuter service passenger station
Coordinates:60.0161°N 30.3003°W
Platform:1
Levels:low
Tracks:2
Opened:1893[1]
Closed:1927,[2] 1990
Rebuilt:1948

Pionerskaya rail station (Russian: Ста́нция Пионе́рская) is a railway station located in St. Petersburg, Russia.

It was constructed by the joint-stock company of the Prinorskaya St.-Peterburg-Sestroretsk railway and was opened with the Ozerki line on July 23, 1893.

In 1948 it was re-opened as a part of the narrow-gauge Malaya October Railway under the name the Zoopark. In 1969 it was renamed to Pionerskaya, and was closed in 1990.

References

  1. Web site: Sestroretsk and Primorskaya railways(Сестрорецкая и Приморская железные дороги). Chepurin. Sergey. Arkady Nikolayenko . May 2007. terijoki.spb.ru/trk_about.php3. ru. 2009-02-21.
  2. Skatchki platform (Платформа "Скачки"). Kvartalny nadziratel. Spb sobaka ru. Saint Peterburg. 45. ru.