Dymnoye peat narrow gauge railway
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Svetlopolyansk | ||
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1967 | ||
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» | ||
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| Line length | 79 kilometres (49 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Coordinates: 59°25′14″N 52°22′34″E / 59.42065°N 52.37607°E The Dymnoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 79 kilometres (49 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
Dymnoye peat railway emerged in the 1967s, in the area Verkhnekamsky District, in a settlement named Svetlopolyansk. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu, to a combined heat and power (CHP).
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