Ligovo railway station is a railway station

Train station

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 located in St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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, Russia

Russia

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History

In 1950s Ligovo

Ligovo

Ligovo is historical area of the federal city of Saint Petersburg . It is located in the southern part of the city on the road leading to Petergof....

 has fallen into decay, last fact was process of dissociation of land plots as a result of reforms of 1861

Emancipation reform of 1861

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At this time through Ligovo there has passed Baltic railway which has connected the Baltiysky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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 with Petergof.
The first trains have gone on the way to 1857.

The architecture of a building of station corresponded to the junction status on a line conducting to imperial residences.
The first wooden building of station with a high tower has existed prior to the beginning of 20th century.
It was replaced by a brick structure: on the second platform the canopy for the passengers, corresponding to a direction to Gatchina

Gatchina

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 has been arranged.
Structures have existed till the end of 1941.

In 1941-1945 of the USSR and Germany

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 participated in Second World War.
Ligovo

Ligovo

Ligovo is historical area of the federal city of Saint Petersburg . It is located in the southern part of the city on the road leading to Petergof....

 has entered into territory on which took place fights for Leningrad (Siege of Leningrad

Siege of Leningrad

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 operation).
Since December 1941 till January, 1944 on settlement territory there passed a front line

Front line

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All buildings and constructions have been destroyed, at deviation the German armies have put out of commission bridges and railways tracks; besides, the set of objects has been mined.
From station Dachnoye to station Ligovo sappers have taken and have neutralised minefields in density of 1500 pieces on road kilometre.