St. Petersburg - Kolpino: getting on the train

Among the numerous traffic flows within the St. Petersburg agglomeration, Moscow takes a worthy place. We will consider in detail only one of the small but important sections of the railway line - "St. Petersburg - Kolpino". The electric trains on this route are sent from the Moscow railway station. They arrive at the station in the suburbs. Provide for the message of an electric train, among which the number of modern accelerated trains is steadily increasing.

Moscow station

One of the most famous railway stations in St. Petersburg is located in the center of the Northern capital. The building of the Moscow railway station is decorated with the Ploshchad Vosstaniya, to which Nevsky and Ligovsky avenues lead. It is easy to get to this part of the city from any neighborhood on the bus, metro, trolleybus. You can take buses № 3, 22, 24, 25. In addition, trolleybus routes № 1, 5, 7, 22 are suitable. A trip by metro is a good choice, because the stations "Ploshchad Vosstaniya" and "Mayakovskaya" are located close to the Moscow railway station. On its territory there are different services and services. So, the suburban communication platforms are equipped with turnstiles, which facilitate the checking of tickets.

"St. Petersburg - Kolpino" - a popular route in the Moscow direction

Some suburbs of St. Petersburg belong to the so-called sleeping areas, others have a great industrial potential. Almost all the satellite cities serve as a worthy setting for the cultural and historical sights of the metropolis. In the direction to the south-east of St. Petersburg is the densely populated suburb of Kolpino. The traffic flow here is very dense, traffic jams have become commonplace, especially in the summer. Railway communication does not experience such problems, which greatly facilitates the lives of passengers who often have to use the train "St. Petersburg - Kolpino". The movement in this and other directions is provided by Russian Railways and a subsidiary North-West suburban passenger organization.

Choose a train for a trip from St. Petersburg to Kolpino

Daily dozens of electric trains leave for Moscow from the aprons of the station in the center of St. Petersburg, as well as to other cities of this popular area. The northern capital and Kolpino connects 1 direct flight and 37 - passing. Every day 20 passenger trains are produced on this route. The country producing most of them is Russia. "St. Petersburg - Kolpino" and other suburban routes are now served and high-speed trains "Swallow". Time of parking of such a train on the platform "Kolpino" - one minute.

The electric trains running in the direction of Tosno, Chudovo, and Malaya Vishera stand longer at the station. To get acquainted with the current schedule, you can learn about all the changes directly at the Moscow railway station, as well as on the official website of JSC Russian Railways, which publishes information on passenger transportation. Such information about the route greatly facilitates the use of railway electric transport.

Time on the way and the price of the ticket for commuter trains

The average travel time of the Saint-Petersburg-Kolpino train is about 30 minutes. There are trains coming a little faster. They arrive at the destination in 25-28 minutes. The fastest one is the "Saint Petersburg-Tosno" train, which arrives in Kolpino 24 minutes after departure. On the way from the northern capital, a suburban train makes an average of six stops scheduled by the schedule. The price of the ticket in the summer period of 2014 was 43 rubles. Without a ticket, you can not get to the suburban train, since the station is equipped with turnstiles.

High-speed electric trains

On the platform "Kolpino" there are stops of the "Swallow" formations, which develop a speed of 160 km / h. In just 22-24 minutes they cross the distance from the Moscow railway station to the city of Kolpino. Train 711A "Swallow" carries out flights "St. Petersburg - Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod-on-Volkhov)". Departure time from the Moscow railway station 07:13. Kolpino arrives in 22 minutes (stands on the platform for 1 minute). A trip to the "Swallow" will cost the passenger in the amount of 100 rubles (the price of a child ticket is 35 rubles). In addition, there is a morning express "St. Petersburg - Bologoye". This express train usually leaves after 7:00. There are in the traffic schedule flights of the same route later than 21:00.

Direction "Mr. Kolpino - St. Petersburg »

Inhabitants of suburbs perceive daily trips on electric trains as an integral part of life near the metropolis where they study or work. Kolpino is a densely populated city-satellite of Petersburg. Numerous residents of more remote stations than Kolpino use rail to get to Petersburg in the morning and return home in the evening.

During the peak hours, the already crowded electric trains Kolpino and St. Petersburg are arriving in the suburbs. The train then makes about 6 more stops before arriving at the Moscow railway station. Cancellation of a voyage, a trip in a crowded car is not the best prospect for passengers. Useful information about the traffic schedule will avoid difficult situations on the road:

• Start of departure of electric trains from the platform "Kolpino" to St. Petersburg - 5:55.
• Breaks between morning flights are only 10-20 minutes.
• After 9:30 in the traffic schedule there are longer intervals.
• There is a night flight "Kolpino - St. Petersburg". The train arrives at the Moscow railway station at 00:04.

Brief information about distances within the St. Petersburg agglomeration

The suburb of Kolpino is located 26 km south of St. Petersburg. The district is located on Prinevskaya lowland plain, which is crossed by the left tributary of the Neva River - Izhora. On the Kolpino-St. Petersburg highway, the distance between city centers is 31.2 km. A direct path that does not take into account the turn made by the route is 26 km. The distance from the Ring Road is 15.8 km. In the north Kolpinsky district adjoins Frunze and Nevsky, in the west - with Pushkin. In the south there is a border with the Kirov and Tosno districts of the Leningrad region. The railway station Tosno is located 27 km southeast of the city of Kolpino. Another administrative center of the Leningrad Region, Vsevolozhsk, is located 30 km to the north.

Kolpino is a satellite city of St. Petersburg

In the first decade of the XVIII century, under the decree of Peter the Great, sawmills were erected on Izhora. Later, the construction of Izhorskiye Zavod began, around which, by 1722, a workers' settlement came into being. City status was given to the settlement in 1912. Before the earth around the dam at Izhora a settlement was established, the main occupations of the population were agriculture and handicrafts. In 1722, on the site of the modern city of Kolpino, craftsmen and workers settled, arrived the mill's commander and the masters. This was the beginning of the development of new iron and copper industries for the region. Much later, the Izhora plant became a town-forming enterprise .

Until now, there are two versions of the etymology of the name "Kolpino" (St. Petersburg) (photo of the entrance to the suburbs is presented in the article). According to one of them (scientific) the word came from the Baltic-Slavic "spoonbill" - the swan's female. The second version (legend) says that Tsar Peter I on the steep bank of Izhora stumbled, hitting a pine stake (the beginning of the name). And the second part, "Pinot", originated from the Finnish word for swamp.

"Kolpino" - station on the route "St. Petersburg - Moscow"

Since the XVIII century, the development of industry and the flow of population to the banks of Izhora exacerbated the transport situation. We needed the road "Kolpino City - St. Petersburg". During the reign of the Romanovs in this part of the country were laid rail tracks. They became the prototype of the entire railway system in Russia. Two black lines, symbolizing the rails, entered the coat of arms of Kolpino, approved by Emperor Alexander III. The railway was first called the Petersburg-Moscow railway. When in 1855 Tsar Nicholas I died, they renamed Nikolayevskaya. After the revolution of 1917 the road got the name "Oktyabrskaya". On the eastern outskirts of Kolpino is the same station and the platform "Izhorskiy Zavod". Modern plans for the development of the transport system of the district are connected with the high-speed railway "St. Petersburg - Moscow".

According to experts, reducing the number of passengers of electric trains is not expected. This means that rail transport remains popular and popular, its development will continue to be given attention.