Lykoshino (settlement), Bologovsky District, Tver Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Lykoshino.

Coordinates: 58°06′26″N 33°42′40″E / 58.10722°N 33.71111°E / 58.10722; 33.71111

Lykoshino (Russian: Лыко́шино) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Valdayka River, northwest of the town of Bologoye (the administrative center of the district).

It has a railway station on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway. On November 27, 2009, it was the closest settlement to the 2009 Nevsky Express bombing, and its residents aided in evacuating the train.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Barry, Ellen (November 28, 2009). "Villagers Rushed to Help in Frigid Russian Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2009.


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