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Vyborg (Russian: Вы́борг; Finnish: Viipurin rautatieasema) is a railway station, located in the town of Vyborg in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Vyborg

Вы́борг
October Railway terminal
General information
LocationVyborg, Leningrad Oblast
Russia
Coordinates60°42′56.16″N 28°45′5.04″E
Owned byRussian Railways
Operated byOctober Railway
Platforms6 (5 island platforms)
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Other information
Station code2004682
History
Opened11 September 1870 (1870-09-11)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station
Vainikkala
(via Finnish Railways)
towards Helsinki
Tolstoy Saint Petersburg–Finlyandsky
Preceding station Karelian Trains Following station
Vainikkala
towards Helsinki
Allegro St.Petersburg–Finlyandsky
Terminus

The first wooden station building was built in 1870. The second station building was built in 1913 but was destroyed in the Continuation War. The current station building was built in the Soviet Union.[1]


History



First and second buildings


The first station building in Vyborg, presumed to have been designed by either Knut Nylander or Wolmar Westling, was completed in 1870 and was deemed a class I station along the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway.[2]

The second station was designed by Finnish architects Eliel Saarinen and Herman Gesellius. The granite station building was built in 1913 by Finnish State Railways, now known as VR Group, but was destroyed as retreating Soviet troops blew it up in the Continuation War in 1941.

The original building bore a close resemblance to Eliel Saarinen's other famous work, the Helsinki Central railway station. In the tradition of a pair of male human figures on each side of the main entrance of the Helsinki Central station, the Vyborg station had a statue of a bear standing on a pedestal on each side of the main entrance.

Virtual model of old Viipuri railway station as it was in Finland 1939 was rendered 2007- 2009. It is possible to see in Virtual Viipuri-project.


Modern building


The modern station building, built in Soviet times, represents the typical Stalinist style. The station building has ticket sales, a café, a magazine kiosk, a currency exchange office, and deposit boxes.

From 2009 onward, the station has been served by Helsinki - Saint Petersburg high speed trains operated by Karelian Trains, a joint venture between Russian Railways and VR (Finnish Railways).




See also



References


  1. "History and information about the station". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. Iltanen, Jussi. Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat (in Finnish). ISBN 978-951-593-214-3.


Media related to Vyborg modern railway station at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


- [en] Vyborg railway station

[ru] Выборг (станция)

Вы́борг — крупная узловая железнодорожная станция Санкт-Петербургского отделения Октябрьской железной дороги[2], расположенная в городе Выборге. Пассажирский терминал станции расположен по адресу: Вокзальная площадь, 1.



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