On November 11, 1837, the ceremonial opening of traffic on the Tsarskoye Selo railway in the St. Petersburg - Tsarskoe Selo section took place.
The eight-car train set off under the control of engineer Franz Anton von Gerstner. The trip took 35 minutes, the return trip took 27.
The country's first passenger train was not only a technical innovation: it made it possible to test the capabilities of the new transport and paved the way for the further development of Russia's railway network.