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Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway

Overview

Locale

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Termini

Kharitonovo

Website

www.ilimgroup.com

Service

Type

Narrow-gauge railway

Operator(s)

OJSC «Ilim Group»

History

Opened

1934

Technical

Line length

50 kilometres (31 mi)

Track gauge

750 mm (2 ft 51⁄2 in)

Route map

61°23′50″N 47°29′56″E / 61.39724°N 47.49889°E / 61.39724; 47.49889 The Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1934, has a total length of 50 kilometres (31 mi) and is operational as of 2015. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.^[1]

Current status

The Nyubskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1934, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Kharitonovo. The total length of the Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 191 kilometres (119 mi), of which 50 kilometres (31 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Kharitonovo, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.^[2]