Norilsk railway

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The Norilsk Line (Russian: Норильская железная дорога ) is a railway, formerly the northernmost of Russia. The railway is located in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, southern Taimyr Peninsula and connects the mining towns Talnakh, Norilsk and Kayerkan with the port Dudinka on the Yenisei. The railway line has a 1520 mm (broad gauge), and was partially constructed by the prisoners of Norillag. It was originally built in 1000 mm narrow gauge in year 1936, later rebuilt to Russian broad gauge. The railway is owned by the Norilsk Nickel mining company and does not belong to Russian Railways. The passenger traffic was closed in 1988 and taken over by buses.

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