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Apsheronsk narrow gauge railway

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Type
  
Narrow gauge railway

Opened
  
1927

Line length
  
37 kilometres (23 mi)

Locale
  
Krasnodar Krai

Website
  
www.a-pdk.com

Operator(s)
  
ЗАО «ПДК Апшеронск»

Track gauge
  
750 mm (2 ft 5 ⁄2 in)

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apsheronsk narrow gauge railway


The Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway a mountain narrow gauge railway and is located in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It was opened in 1927 and built in the standard Russian narrow gauge track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).

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Current status

The length of the narrow gauge railway as of 2010 is 127 kilometres (79 mi) of which 37 kilometres (23 mi) is operational. It carries freight (including: wood, food, and postal services) and passengers, including a train which transports children to school. The Head Office of the narrow gauge railway is located in Apsheronsk.

Locomotives

  • TU7 - № 2540
  • TU7 - № 2629
  • TU6P - № 0053
  • TU8P - № 0005
  • GMD-4 railcar
  • TD-5U «Pioneer» - transportation for local residents

    • Railroad car

  • Boxcar
  • Flatcars
  • Snowplow - СО750
  • Passenger cars PV40

    • Locomotives

  • TU8 - № 0427

    • Railroad car

  • Passenger cars PV40
  • Snowplow - СО750
  • Tank car
  • Flatcars

    • Stations

  • 00 km - Apsheronsk (The track was dismantled in 2010)
  • 15 km - 15 km (The track was dismantled in 2010)
  • 24 km - Samurskaya (The track was dismantled in 2010)
  • 31 km - Chernigovskoye
  • 40 km - Passing loop "10 km" - Kushinka
  • 44 km - Rezhet
  • 48 km - Lower Tubyi
  • 52 km - Middle Tubyi
  • 59 km - Shpalorez (Remote)

    • References

    Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway Wikipedia
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