Vitebsky railway station

St. Petersburg–Vitebsky is a railway station terminal in , . Formerly known as St. Petersburg–Tsarskoselsky station because its first line led to the suburban royal residences town of , it was the first railway station to be built in and the whole of the Russian Empire.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Also known as: “Leningrad Vitebskiy”, “Vitebskiy vokzal”, and “Vitebskiy Vokzal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pushkinskaya and National Library of Russia.

Metro station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It first opened on 30 April 1956, under the original name of "Vitebskiy vokzal", referring to the connecting Vitebsky railway station. is situated 310 metres northeast of Vitebsky railway station.

Library
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The , located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. is situated 1½ km north of Vitebsky railway station.

Metro station
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is a station on the Saint Petersburg Metro. It is located between the and stations on the Frunzensko–Primorskaya Line. is situated 370 metres north of Vitebsky railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Center.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. is situated 3½ km north of Vitebsky railway station.

Vitebsky railway station

Latitude
59.91879° or 59° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
30.33062° or 30° 19′ 50″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9GFGW89J+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21683296
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
473330
Wiki­data ID
Q1238406
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Vitebsky railway station” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վիտեբսկի երկաթուղային կայարան”
  • Belarusian: “Віцебскі вакзал”
  • Chinese: “維捷布斯克站”
  • Dutch: “Vitebski vokzal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ڤيتيبسكى”
  • Esperanto: “Sankt-Peterburg-Vitebskij”
  • Estonian: “Vitebski vaksal”
  • Finnish: “Vitebskin rautatieasema”
  • French: “Gare de Saint-Pétersbourg-Vitebsk”
  • French: “gare de Vitebsk de Saint-Pétersbourg”
  • French: “Vitebsk de Saint-Pétersbourg”
  • German: “Witebsker Bahnhof”
  • Hebrew: “תחנת ויטבסק”
  • Japanese: “ヴィチェプスク駅”
  • Lithuanian: “Sankt Peterburgo Vitebsko geležinkelio stotis”
  • Polish: “Dworzec Witebski”
  • Russian: “Витебский вокзал”
  • Russian: “Санкт-Петербург-Витебский”
  • Spanish: “Estacion de Vitebsk”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Vítebsk”
  • Turkish: “Vitebsk Garı”
  • Ukrainian: “Санкт-Петербург-Вітебський”
  • Urdu: “ویٹیبسکی ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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