Kushaverskoye peat railway

Kushaverskoye peat railway
Kushaverskoye peat railway
Overview
Locale	Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Termini	Yubileyny
Website	www.ruspeatland.ru
Service
Type	Narrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)	LLC «Kushavera peat»
History
Opened	1967
Technical
Line length	16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

58°50′16″N 34°59′43″E / 58.83785°N 34.99539°E / 58.83785; 34.99539 The Kushaverskoye peat railway is located in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 16 kilometres (9.9 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]

Current status

The Kushaverskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1967, in the area of Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast from the village Yubileyny 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 Kushaverskoye peat narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 60 kilometres (37 mi), of which 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) is currently operational.^[2]