Petersburg Piers Close for Winter
Petersburg's passenger piers are closing for the winter season starting October 19, with most shutting down by late October, except for the Peter and Paul Fortress pier, which will remain open year-round and operate winter navigation routes on hovercrafts.
Consensus
- The seasonal closure of passenger piers in Saint Petersburg began on October 19.
- The pier at Peter and Paul Fortress will remain open year-round.
- Winter navigation will continue this year using hovercrafts from the Peter and Paul Fortress pier.
- Piers such as Naberezhnaya Makarova, Yuzhnaya doroga, and the River Station will continue operating until the end of navigation.
- The closure schedule was approved by the Committee for Transport.
Points of divergence
- The full closure schedule was published on the state website for Saint Petersburg piers on September 28. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The closure schedule was announced by the State Unitary Enterprise 'Agency for External Transport' on October 6. — fontanka
- Last winter, 3,990 passengers were transported across the Neva River, with ships docking at Mytninskaya Naberezhnaya. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- No mention of passenger numbers from the previous winter. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- Docks in St. Petersburg will start closing for winter — Бумага
- Peterburg docks prepare to close for winter. Besides one — Фонтанка