| Ronga narrow gauge railway | |
| Locale: | Mari El, Russia |
| Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Open: | 1967 |
| Operator: | Ronga peat briquetting factory |
| Linelength: | 7km (04miles) |
| Start: | Ronga |
| Website: | www.torfobriket.biz |
The Ronga narrow gauge railway (Russian: link=no|Узкоколейная железная дорога Ронгинского торфопредприятия, Ronga uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga) is located in Mari El, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967 and has a total length of 7km (04miles). It remains operational . The track gauge is and it operates year-round.[1]
The peat enterprise Ronga was established in the 1960s in the village of Ronga, Mari El. The first line of the Ronga peat narrow-gauge railway was constructed in 1967 within the Sovetsky District, starting from the village of Ronga.[2] The peat railway was specifically built for hauling milling peat and transporting workers, and it operates year-round. At its peak of development, the total length of the narrow-gauge railway exceeded 10km (10miles), of which 7km (04miles) is currently operational. In 2011, repairs were being made to the track.[3]
