Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway

57.863482°N 47.134987°E / 57.863482; 47.134987 The Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway (Russian: Пижменская узкоколейная железная дорога, Pizhemskaya uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga) is a narrow-gauge railway in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, built as an industrial railway (forest railway) for logging operations. The forest railway was opened in 1926, has a total length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and is operational as of 2017, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]

Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway
Overview
LocaleNizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
TerminiPizhma
Websitewww.rosplit.ru
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)LLC «Pizhmales»
History
Opened1926
Technical
Line length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Route map

Current status

Planning for the railway and building began in 1926. The Pizhemskaya logging railway's first line was constructed in 1926, in the area of Tonshayevsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast from the village Pizhma. The total length of the Pizhemskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 80 kilometres (50 mi), of which 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Pizhma, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 2017, repairs are being made to the track.[2]

Rolling stock

Locomotives
  • TU6A – № 0755, 3068
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Railroad cars

Work trains

See also

References
  1. Pizhmenskaya narrow gauge railway
  2. Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway 2017
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