Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway

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Overview

Locale

Kirov Oblast, Russia

Termini

Bezbozhnik

Website

www.mayskles.ucoz.ru

Service

Type

Narrow-gauge railway

Operator(s)

JSC «Mayskles»

History

Opened

1946

Technical

Line length

80 kilometres (50 mi)

Track gauge

750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

Route map

59°31′02″N 48°49′36″E / 59.5171089°N 48.8265548°E / 59.5171089; 48.8265548 The Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1946, has a total length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) and is operational as of 2014, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.

Current status

The Kobrinskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1946, in the area of Murashinsky District, Kirov Oblast from the village Bezbozhnik. The total length of the Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 150 kilometres (93 mi), of which 80 kilometres (50 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Bezbozhnik, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 1992, as a result of privatization "Mayskiy timber industry enterprise", there was founded JSC "Mayskles" company. In 2014, repairs are being made to the track.