Sestroretsk spur line

This line has been laid by request of the Russian Ministry of Defence

Russian Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation exercises operational leadership of the armed forces of Russia.The Russian Minister of Defence is the nominal commander of all the armed forces, serving under the president of the Russian Federation, in whom executive authority over the military is...

 for communication of Sestroretsk armory with strategic Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad

Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad

The Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Railway is a long segment of the Helsinki–Saint Petersburg connection, which is divided between Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast in Russia and the province of Southern Finland in Finland.-History:...

 in 1871

1871 in rail transport

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Line was opened on 2 November 1871, when the first train proceeded on the route Beloostrov-Sestroretsk.

In 1872 the schedule of trains of the Sestroretsk branch was published in the city directory. In Beloostrov went three pairs trains: in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. Time in a way made 25 minutes (average speed made less than 16 kilometres per hour).

A study in 1872 had showed the line was unprofitable, and in 1873 the administration decided to close it. These plans became known to entrepreneurs of Sestroretsk, and they bought the line from Finnish railways. The new line was Private "Societies of the Sestroretsk railway" and was named Miller's line

Miller's line

Miller's line was a passenger railway line in Russia from 1873 to 1886, run by the Finnish Railways VR Group. The line ran from Beloostrov to Sestroretsk, and was the site of the world's first functional electric railway.- Organisation :...

. Miller's line was not fully independent, as well as use of rolling stock, rent a Finnish railways.