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4 unusual facts about elektrichka


Elektrichka

The Paldiski branch splits at Klooga, with a short branch going to a former popular beach resort Kloogaranna.

The first electrified line in Estonia was opened already in 1924 connecting Tallinn with back then a town Nõmme as far as Pääsküla.

Imanta

The neighbourhood's northern border is Kurzeme Prospekts (Boulevard); and in the south, Imanta is separated from the newer Zolitūde neighbourhood by the Riga railroad.

Tolmachevo Airport

The airport is located approximately 1 km away from the Tolmachevo railway station at the Trans-Siberian Railway - a stop for only Elektrichka local commuter trains but not for any long-distance trains.


Abkhazian railway

On 25 December 2002 the Sochi-Sukhumi elektrichka train made its first run since the war, which let to Georgian protests.

Finland Station

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Finlyandsky station with the towns of Sestroretsk, Zelenogorsk, Primorsk, Vyborg and Priozersk.

Paveletsky railway station

Suburban commuter trains (elektrichka) connect Paveletsky station with stations and platforms of the Paveletsky suburban direction of Moscow Railway, in particular, with the towns of Vidnoye (Rastorguyevo railway platform), Domodedovo, Stupino, Kashira, and Ozherelye, as well as with the Domodedovo Airport.

Riihimäki – Saint Petersburg Railway

The Russian part of the railroad is used by suburban trains (elektrichkas) of the Finlyandsky Rail Terminal with their final destinations at Zelenogorsk, Roshchino, Kanneljärvi, Kirillovskoye, Gavrilovo (Kämärä) or Vyborg, as well as elektrichkas Vyborg–Buslovskaya (Houni).


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