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Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway

2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

Route map

64°16′04″N 39°50′44″E / 64.26769°N 39.84544°E / 64.26769; 39.84544 The Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The narrow-gauge railway, a former forest railway, was opened in 1949 and has a total length of 108 kilometres (67 mi), of which 41 kilometres (25 mi) is currently operational. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in). The head office of the railway is located in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severodvinsk.

Status

The total length of the Kudemskoy narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 100 kilometres (62 mi). The main station is located in the village of Beloye Ozero; the Vodogon station is located on the western outskirts of the city of Severodvinsk. Passenger trains between Vodogon and Beloye Ozero are scheduled five times a week. The railway also transports food, mail and fuel.^[1] In 2010, this railway appeared in the Forbes ranking of the 10 most beautiful railway routes in the world.^[2] In 2013, a new passenger car was purchased for the route.^[3]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

TU8 – No. 0284, 0332
TD-5U «Pioneer» – Transportation local residents

Railroad car

Boxcar
Flatcar
Tank car
Snowplow
Passenger car

Gallery

Beloye Ozero (Russian: White Lake) Station
Freight cars, Beloye Ozero Station
Vodogon Station, new passenger car
Freight cars, Vodogon Station
Level crossing
Forest railway
Forest railway
Freight cars, Vodogon Station

References and sources

^ "History from 1949 to 1997. (Russian language)". Archived from the original on January 28, 2014.
^ "How narrow-gauge railway Kudemskaya appeared in Forbes ranking (Russian language)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.
^ "Luxury for a small gauge, with air conditioning and heating system (Russian language)".