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(Redirected from Karskaya station) Railway station in Russia, world's farthest north
Karskaya
Карская
General information
LocationKarskaya
Russia
Line(s)Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line extension
History
OpenedFebruary 2011 (2011-02)

Karskaya railway station, at the end of the extension of the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, in Russia, is the most northerly railway station in the world.

The line to Karskaya, a town inside the Arctic Circle known for natural gas extraction, was completed by Gasprom in February 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express". Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways. 2015. Channel 5.
  2. "Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railroad, Russia". railway-technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

70°18′59.6″N 68°23′34.5″E / 70.316556°N 68.392917°E / 70.316556; 68.392917


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