Finland Station
St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (Russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy, in spoken language usually just Russian: Финля́ндский вокзал Finlyandskiy vokzal, "Finland Station") (IATA: FVS), is a railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, handling transport to westerly destinations including Helsinki and Vyborg.
Finlyandsky Финляндский | |||||||||||||||||||
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St.Petersburg–Finlyandsky main building | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 03820 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IATA code | FVS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
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