Type Narrow-gauge railway Website www.mokeiha.ru Line length 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) | Termini Oktyabr Opened 1950 Locale Yaroslavl Oblast | |
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Operator(s) Bioenergy (LLC Mokeiha-Zybinskoe) | ||
The Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat railway (Russian: Узкоколейная железная дорога Мокеиха-Зыбинского торфопредприятия) is located in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and is operational as of 2016. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.
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Current status
The Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat narrow-gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1950, in the area of Nekouzsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast from the village Oktyabr 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 Mokeiha-Zybinskoe railway at the peak of its development exceeded 43 kilometres (27 mi), of which 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) is currently operational. A peat factory was opened and put into operation in 2015.