Type Narrow-gauge railway Opened 1950 Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 ⁄2 in) | Website www.pelgorskoe.ru Line length 20 kilometres (12 mi) Locale Leningrad Oblast | |
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Operator(s) Peat Company «Pelgorskoe-M» Termini Ryabovo, Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast | ||
The Pelgorskoye peat railway (Russian: Пельгорское, pel'GORskoye) is located in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of 20 kilometres (12 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 Pelgorskoye peat narrow-gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1950s, in the Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast from the Ryabovo village to the swamp peat fields. The railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. In 2001 the Pelgorskoe-M Peat Company started replacing equipment and repairing the railway between the mine and the processing facilities. The total length of the Pelgorskoye narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 25 kilometres (16 mi), of which 20 kilometres (12 mi) is currently operational as of 2016. A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2004. In 2016, repairs are being made to the track.