| Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway | |
| Locale: | Arkhangelsk and Vologda Oblast, Russia |
| Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Open: | 1947 |
| Operator: | JSC «Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki» |
| Linelength: | 200km (100miles) |
| Start: | Loyga |
| Website: | www.volwood.ru |
61.0738°N 44.6038°WThe Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1947, and its current operational total length is 200km (100miles). The railway is a narrow-gauge railway and it operates year-round.[1]
The Loyginskaya forestry railway first line was built in 1947, in the area of Ustyansky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, starting from the village of Loyga. The total length of the railway at the peak of its development exceeded 308km (191miles), of which 200km (100miles) is currently operational. The railway operates a scheduled freight services from Loyga, and is used for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2] In 2014 a railway bridge was built over the river Porsha.[3]