Finland Station
Railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Finlyandsky (disambiguation).
For railway stations in Finland, see List of railway stations in Finland.
St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (Russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский, romanized: Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy), also known as Finland Station (Russian: Финля́ндский вокзал, romanized: Finlyandskiy vokzal) (IATA: FVS), is a railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, handling transport to westerly destinations including Helsinki and Vyborg.
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Location | 5 Lenin Square, Saint Petersburg Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°57′20″N 30°21′24″E | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Russian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | October Railway | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Saint Petersburg Railway Division | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 (island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Ploshchad Lenina | ||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Pyotr Kupinsky[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 03820 | ||||||||||||||||||
IATA code | FVS | ||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1870[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Finnish State Railways (now VR Group) | ||||||||||||||||||
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12 million p.a. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The station is most famous for having been the location where Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from exile in Switzerland on 16 April 1917 (N.S.), ahead of the October Revolution.
The main entrance to the metro station Ploshchad Lenina is in the main building of Finland Station.