Mesherskoye peat railway | |
Locale: | Ryazan Oblast, Russia |
Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
Open: | 1952 |
Operator: | ООО «Peter-Peat» |
Linelength: | 46km (29miles) |
Start: | Bolon |
Website: | www.peter-peat.com |
The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46km (29miles) is currently operational; the track gauge is .[1] 55.0513°N 40.0905°W
Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day.[2] A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.[3] [4]