Its first stage was opened on July 12, 1894 - the line reached Lakhta.
Second stage was opened on October 31, 1894; the railway left on coast of Gulf of Finland opposite to island Kotlin and was integrated with a steamship line.
Later, November 26, the same year, the third turn of a railroad line was opened.
The line reached a final point - the cities of Sestroretsk[1]