| Kushaverskoye peat railway | |
| Locale: | Novgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Open: | 1967 |
| Operator: | LLC «Kushavera peat» |
| Linelength: | 16km (10miles) |
| Start: | Yubileyny |
| Website: | www.ruspeatland.ru |
58.8379°N 34.9954°WThe Kushaverskoye peat railway is located in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 16km (10miles) and is operational . The track gauge is and operates year-round.[1]
The Kushaverskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1967, in the area of Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast from the village Yubileyny 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 Kushaverskoye peat narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 60km (40miles), of which 16km (10miles) is currently operational.[2]