Dates of operation 1937–present Locale Krasnoyarsk Krai | Headquarters Norilsk | |
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Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ⁄32 in) | ||
Norilsk Railway (Russian: Норильская железная дорога) is a single-track railway, formerly the northernmost part of Russia.
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The railway is in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, southern Taimyr Peninsula and connects the mining towns Talnakh, Norilsk and Kayerkan with the port Dudinka on the Yenisei. The railway line has a 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge, and was partially constructed by the prisoners of Norillag. Originally, it was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) narrow gauge, 114 km long, and built in 1936. Later, in 1953, it was rebuilt to Russian broad gauge and expanded to 231 km of track. The railway is owned by the Norilsk Nickel mining company and does not belong to Russian Railways.
In the early 1990s, a paved highway connecting Norilsk with Dudinka was completed. The passenger train service on the Norilsk Line ended in 1998.
In 2010 in the Yamal Peninsula, Gazprom completed its Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, which is the northernmost railway in Russia.