Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway
| Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway |
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| Overview |
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| Type |
Narrow gauge railway |
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| Locale |
Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
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| Website |
www.a-pdk.com |
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| Operation |
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| Opening |
1927 |
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| Operator(s) |
ЗАО «ПДК Апшеронск» |
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| Technical |
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| Line length |
37 kilometres (23 mi) |
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| Track gauge |
750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
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| Route map |
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The Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway a mountain narrow gauge railway and is located in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It was opened in 1927 and built in the standard Russian narrow gauge track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]
Coordinates: 44°14′48″N 39°45′55″E / 44.24670°N 39.76522°E / 44.24670; 39.76522
Current status
The length of the narrow gauge railway as of 2010 is 127 kilometres (79 mi) of which 37 kilometres (23 mi) is operational. It carries freight (including: wood, food, and postal services) and passengers, including a train which transports children to school. The Head Office of the narrow gauge railway is located in Apsheronsk.[2]
Rolling Stock
Locomotives
Railroad car
Guamka
Stations
- 00 km - Apsheronsk (Ways dismantled in 2010)
- 15 km - 15 km (Ways dismantled in 2010)
- 24 km - Samurskaya (Ways dismantled in 2010)
- 31 km - Chernigovskoye (Start Point railway)
- 40 km - 40 km
- 44 km - Rezhet
- 48 km - Lower Tuby
- 52 km - Middle Tuby
- 59 km - Shpalorez (Remote)
Gallery
See also
References and sources
- ↑ "History (Russian language)".
- ↑ "Apsheronsk (Apљeronsk)".
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