Baltiysky railway station

St.Petersburg-Baltiysky

St Petersburg-Baltiysky
Station entrance
General information
Location120, Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo kanala, St. Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates59°54′26″N 30°17′56″E / 59.9071°N 30.2988°E / 59.9071; 30.2988
Platforms5
Tracks7
ConnectionsSaint Petersburg Metro station:
Baltiyskaya
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
Other information
Station code036002
Fare zone0
History
Opened1857
Previous namesPeterhofsky

St. Petersburg-Baltiysky (Russian: Балти́йский вокза́л) is a railway station in St. Petersburg, one of the busiest railway stations in Russia by volume of suburban traffic.

The station was modelled by architect Alexander Krakau after Gare de l'Est in Paris. Construction started in 1854. The station was opened on 21 July 1857 as the Peterhof railway station.