Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway | |
Locale: | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia |
Type: | Narrow gauge railway |
Open: | 1949 |
Operator: | СМУП «БЕЛОЕ ОЗЕРО» |
Linelength: | 41km (25miles) |
Start: | Severodvinsk |
End: | Beloye Ozero |
64.2677°N 39.8454°WThe Kudemskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The narrow-gauge railway, a former forest railway, was opened in 1949 and has a total length of 108km (67miles), of which 41km (25miles) is currently operational. The track gauge is . The head office of the railway is located in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Severodvinsk.
The total length of the Kudemskoy narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 100km (100miles). The main station is located in the village of Beloye Ozero; the Vodogon station is located on the western outskirts of the city of Severodvinsk. Passenger trains between Vodogon and Beloye Ozero are scheduled five times a week. The railway also transports food, mail and fuel.[1] In 2010, this railway appeared in the Forbes ranking of the 10 most beautiful railway routes in the world.[2] In 2013, a new passenger car was purchased for the route.[3]