Nicholas Railway
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Nicholas Railway was the original name of the major 19th-century rail line connecting Russia’s two principal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1843 ⓘ |
| constructionType | double-track main line ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| gauge | Russian broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | key factor in economic integration of Moscow and Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | European Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 650 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForMonarch | Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1851 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1851-11-01 ⓘ |
| operatorAtOpening | Imperial Russian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerAtOpening | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian railway network ⓘ |
| purpose |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| significance | first major railway between Russia’s two principal cities ⓘ |
| status | renamed ⓘ |
| terminus |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1520 mm ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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