Locale Russia Headquarters Kyzyl | Dates of operation 2020 (planned)– Date of operation 2020 (planned) | |
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Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ⁄32 in) | ||
Railway line Kuragino - Kyzyl (Russian: Железнодорожная линия Курагино - Кызыл) a railway construction project in Tuva, Russia.
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The project was approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. The railway is estimated to be 411,7 kilometers long and will link Tuva with Krasnoyarsk Krai and railway network of Russia.
It is expected that the railway will increase the capacity of the transport networks of Russia and also solve the problem of deposits management of Tuva. The proposed construction in Tuva is also expected to generate 10 thousand new jobs.
Construction was planned to begin in 2009, but due to the financial and economic crisis in Russia the major sources of financing have been deferred to 2012: in 2010 from the investment Fund was planned to allocate more than 4 billion Rubles, in 2011 — 8.3 billion rubles, in 2012 — 29.7 billion Rubles. As a result, in 2010, as expected, should have been allocated about 100 million Rubles.
Route
According to the project, the total length of the trunk road will be 411,7 km, of which 288 km will pass through the territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai, to 123.7 km — on the territory of the Republic of Tuva. The railway will pass in the near settlements Bugental, Katulka, Podgorny, Upper and Lower Kuzhebar in Krasnoyarsk Krai, and also Arjaan and Eerbeek in Tuva. Permission was granted for the construction of the railway through the territory of the natural Park Ergaki in order to reduce the overall length of by 50 km. The project will use the experience of the laying of railroads through the territory of protected natural areas in Canada. The track will also run through the well known "valley of kings". The total route has been agreed with all stakeholders and will not damage the existing graves. The road is designed as a single-track non-electrified with seven stations, 12 trips, 830 artificial structures, including 180 bridges with a total length of 21.248 thousand meters, and seven tunnels with a total length of 4 thousand 751,9 meters. "The longest tunnel will be Uyuk tunnel crossing Uyuk ridge on the territory of the Republic of Tuva. It will be laid at a maximum depth of 200 m, the length of the tunnel is 2 km 80 m", — said the Agency interlocutor.