Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway

Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway
Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway
Overview
Locale	Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Termini	Severodvinsk; Beloye Ozero;
Service
Type	Narrow gauge railway
Operator(s)	СМУП «БЕЛОЕ ОЗЕРО»
History
Opened	1949
Technical
Line length	41 kilometres (25 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Route map
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]