Department of Railways

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1842–1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Department of Railways, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Russian Empire Railroad Expansion

   1842–1862

   Role: Administrative body created to oversee major railway construction

   1. 11842 · Russian EmpireCreation of the Department of Railways

      The Department of Railways was established in 1842 to oversee the construction of the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway, Russia's second major line.

   2. 213 January 1842 · Russian EmpireState Announcement of St Petersburg-Moscow Railway

      Tsar Nicholas I announced that the state would build the St Petersburg-Moscow railway following a meeting on 13 January 1842.

   3. 31853–1862 · Saint Petersburg–Warsaw line within the Russian EmpireConstruction of the Saint Petersburg to Warsaw Line

      A line was built from Saint Petersburg to Warsaw between 1853 and 1862, connecting the Russian Empire with Western Europe.

Sources

1. History of rail transport in Russia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-03