Otvorskoye peat railway


The Otvorskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1964 and has a total length of which is currently operational; the track gauge is.

Current status

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 station.

Rolling stock

Locomotives