Lansky station overpass

Lansky station crossover is a railway bridge across Serdobolskaya Street in Saint Peterburg, Russia. On either side of it, on high embankments, there are the station platforms of Lanskaya railway station. The bridge was opened in 1869[1] and the first train proceeded through it on July 3 [O.S. June 22] 1869.[2] The bridge was expanded in 1926.

Lansky station crossover
Crossover at winter night
Coordinates59°59′38″N 30°19′38″E / 59.99389°N 30.32722°E / 59.99389; 30.32722
CarriesRailroad
CrossesSerdobolsky street with tram line
LocaleBetween Lanskaya station platforms, Saint Peterburg, Russia
Official nameSerdobolsky crossover
Maintained byRZhD, OktZhD, SPbZhD
Characteristics
DesignJoist double bridge on metal tubular support and stone coastal foundations
MaterialMetal
Total length30 m
Width2 + 1 track way
Longest span10 m
No. of spans3
History
DesignerFinnish Railways
Construction end1869
Openedbefore 1910
Location
Map
Lanskaya station civil engineering works
km
to Udelnaya
1869
5.9
1926
5.5
Lansky station overpass
over Lanskoe Highway
1869
5.3
Lanskaya substation
1950
5.1
Lansky station overpass
1869
5.0
4.9
Lanskaya station
1869
4.6
Four bridges on three lines
1869
0.0
km

Station access

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The platform of Lanskaya station, from the Saint Petersburg direction, is located on the embankment. Access to it is obtained from under the bridge.

Memoirs

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The bridge is mentioned in the memoir "March of 1917" by the novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Koreshonkov, Oleg (28 April 2006). "Железные дороги Карельского перешейка" [Railways of Karelian isthmus] (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Rajajoki - Забытая станция - Геокэшинг" [Rajajoki - Forgotten Station - Geocaching]. The Illustrated Newspaper (in Russian) (32): 97. 1869. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. ^ Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr. "188 Defense samokatchikov on Serdobolsky (Оборона самокатчиков на Сердобольской )". March 1917. Retrieved 18 February 2009. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)