Electrification of the Leningrad-Malaya Vishera section with a branch to Shapki

Electrification of the Leningrad-Moscow railway line
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Электрификация участка Ленинград — Малая Вишера с ветвью на Шапки

The Leningrad - Malaya Vishera railway line is the current section of the main course of the Oktyabrskaya railway Moscow - St. Petersburg.

In 1960, the line was electrified according to the Lengiprotrans project as part of the transfer to electric traction of the Moscow - Leningrad route. Also in 1961, according to the project of the institute, a branch with a length of 20 km from the Tosno station of the Leningrad-Malaya Vishera line to the Shapki station was electrified. All sections are electrified for DC voltage of 3 kV.