The Leningrad - Petrozavodsk - Murmansk highway is one of the northernmost federal highways in Russia, partly beyond the Arctic Circle and goes to the border with Norway. The road connected two ports in the North-West of Russia - in Leningrad and Murmansk.
Until the middle of the 20th century, communication between Leningrad, Petrozavodsk and Murmansk was carried out only on dirt roads. The decision to build a highway was made in 1958. Design and survey work began this year.
The Leningrad - Petrozavodsk - Murmansk highway is one of the northernmost federal highways in Russia. It partially lies beyond the Arctic Circle and goes to the border with Norway. The road connected two ports in the North-West of Russia - in Leningrad and Murmansk.
Until the middle of the 20th century, communication between Leningrad, Petrozavodsk and Murmansk was carried out only on dirt roads. The decision to build a highway was made in 1958. At the same time, design and survey work began.
In the 2010s, Lengiprotrans developed a program for the development of railway infrastructure until 2025 in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region to ensure the prospective growth of passenger and freight traffic, subject to their quality improvement and consolidation with the development of other types of transport. To implement the program, research work “Scientifically grounded proposals for the effective development of the transport and technological infrastructure of the railway junction of St.
For many years, Lengiprotrans has been developing a general scheme for the development of the St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) railway junction. In the 1950s, the institute developed a general layout of the site for a 15-year perspective (1950-1965).
In accordance with the general scheme, the long-distance and suburban train traffic was transferred to diesel and electric traction.
During this period, the sections were electrified:
• Leningrad - Zelenogorsk - Roshchino (1951-1954);
• Leningrad - Sestroretsk - Beloostrov (1952);
Since the middle of the last century, Lengiprotrans has been developing a general scheme for the development of the St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) railway junction. In the 1960-1970s, the institute developed a general layout of the unit for the estimated 1980-1985 with a forecast up to 2000. On February 5, 1970, the junction layout was approved by the Ministry of Railways.
The Perm railway junction is a transit junction of the Perm branch of the Sverdlovsk railway, providing transportation of goods and passengers.
In 1935 Lentransproekt (since 1951 - Lengiprotrans) developed the general scheme of the Perm junction in connection with the increase in its traffic density. In 1937, a project was drawn up for the western sorting station of the junction.
In the 1960s – 1970s, Lengiprotrans prepared projects for highways in the Leningrad Region by order of the USSR Ministry of Agriculture.
A major overhaul of the existing roads was planned with reconstruction in certain sections:
• Pulkovo - Vanakyula (15 km);
• Zalesye - Porechye (30 km);
• Vispory - Novoselye (10 km);
• Ovtsino - Plant im. Sverdlov (15 km).
The general scheme for the development of the railway junction of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region was developed by Lengiprotans in 2014.
The Vologda — Cherepovets railway line — a section of the Northern Railway, was put into operation as part of the Obukhovo — Vologda line in 1905.
The project of the second tracks on the Vologda — Cherepovets section was developed by Lengiprotrans in 1945–1954. This was due to the post-war task of restoring the country's heavy industry and strengthening the railways for the transportation of manufactured products.
