Yakhtennaya railway station explained

Yakhtennaya
Native Name:Яхтенная
Native Name Lang:ru
Style:RZD
Address:Yakhtennaya Street, Primorsky District
Borough:Saint Petersburg
Country:Russia
Owned:Russian Railways
Operator:October Railway
Line:Saint Petersburg Railway Division
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Structure:At-grade
Zone:3
Opened:[1]
Closed:1924
Rebuilt:1998
Former:Shunting loop 2 verst
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services

Yakhtennaya railway station (Russian: Платфо́рма Я́хтенная) is a railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that opened in the 1990s. All trains that pass through this station stop at this station.

History

Originally the JSC Primorskaya Saint Peterburg–Sestroretsk railway was constructed as Shunting loop 2 verst. This shunting loop was opened on July 12, 1894, concurrent with the opening of the railway between Novaya Derevnya and Lakhta (the first stage of the Primorskaya line).

On September 23, 1924, the shunting loop was seriously damaged during the catastrophic flooding. After the flood, the shunting loop was dismantled, and by 1925 did not exist anymore.[2]

In the 1980s, housing construction began in the area. The current station was built to serve the residents. The station was named "13th km" until February 1999 when it was renamed "Yakhtennaya", after the street on which is built.

Notes and 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. Web site: The plan of Leningrad on areas. Burochkin. Konstantin. 1925. Funds of the Russian National Library. The Russian State Academic Printing house. 4. ru. 2009-02-17.