| Otvorskoye peat railway | |
| Locale: | Kirov Oblast, Russia |
| Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Start: | Svetlyi |
| Open: | 1964 |
| Operator: | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» |
| Linelength: | 32km (20miles) |
| Website: | www.vyatkatorf.ru |
58.0753°N 47.6715°WThe Otvorskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1964 and has a total length of which 32km (20miles) is currently operational; the track gauge is .[1]
Otvorskoye peat railway emerged in the 1964s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Svetlyi. The railway was built for hauling peat and carrying workers to and from the peat extraction. Peat is transshipped on broad-gauge rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu, to a combined heat and power (CHP) station.[2]