Gorokhovskoye peat narrow gauge railway
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Komsomol | ||
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1960 | ||
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» | ||
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| Line length | 35 kilometres (22 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Coordinates: 58°10′45″N 48°00′42″E / 58.17906°N 48.01180°E The Gorokhovskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1960, and has a total length of which 35 kilometres (22 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
Gorokhovskoye peat railway emerged in the 1960s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Komsomolthe. The peat railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round. Operations consists of peat and passenger transport. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) rail line and taken to Kirov to a combined heat and power (CHP) power station.
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