Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway

Overview

Locale

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Termini

Service

Type

Narrow gauge railway

Operator(s)

СМУП «БЕЛОЕ ОЗЕРО»

History

Opened

1949

Technical

Line length

41 kilometres (25 mi)

Track gauge

750 mm (2 ft 51⁄2 in)

Route map

64°16′04″N 39°50′44″E / 64.26769°N 39.84544°E / 64.26769; 39.84544 The Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The narrow-gauge railway, a former forest railway, was opened in 1949 and has a total length of 108 kilometres (67 mi), of which 41 kilometres (25 mi) is currently operational. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in). The head office of the railway is located in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severodvinsk.

Status

The total length of the Kudemskoy narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 100 kilometres (62 mi). The main station is located in the village of Beloye Ozero; the Vodogon station is located on the western outskirts of the city of Severodvinsk. Passenger trains between Vodogon and Beloye Ozero are scheduled five times a week. The railway also transports food, mail and fuel.^[1] In 2010, this railway appeared in the Forbes ranking of the 10 most beautiful railway routes in the world.^[2] In 2013, a new passenger car was purchased for the route.^[3]