Mokeiha–Zybinskoe peat railway

Mokeiha–Zybinskoe peat railway
Mokeiha–Zybinskoe peat railway
Overview
Locale	Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Termini	Oktyabr
Website	www.mokeiha.ru
Service
Type	Narrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)	Bioenergy (LLC Mokeiha–Zybinskoe)
History
Opened	1950
Technical
Line length	15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

The Mokeiha–Zybinskoe peat railway (Russian: Узкоколейная железная дорога Мокеиха-Зыбинского торфопредприятия) is located in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and is operational as of 2016^[update]. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.^[1] 57°49′34″N 37°23′10″E / 57.82601°N 37.38602°E / 57.82601; 37.38602

Current status

The Mokeiha–Zybinskoe narrow-gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1950, in the area of Nekouzsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, from the village Oktyabr to the swamp peat fields. The peat railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the railway at the peak of its development exceeded 43 kilometres (27 mi), of which 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) is currently operational.^[2] A peat factory was opened and put into operation in 2015.^[3]