Placement of the first railway stations of St. Petersburg in the city structure in the middle of the XIX century

The article deals with the main trends and principles of placing the first railway stations in the urban structure of St. Petersburg in the middle of the XIX century. The analysis of the system and principles of interaction and mutual influence of the city and the railway station is carried out on the example of the first railway stations in St. Petersburg. The factors that determine the content and direction of the interaction vectors between the railway station and the city are identified and analyzed.