Norilsk railway

Single-track railway in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Norilsk Railway

Talnakh is a small station on the railway.

Overview
Native name| Норильская железная дорога
Locale| Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
History
Opened| 1937 (1937)
Technical
Track gauge| 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)

Route map

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avariynyy spillway

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shtatnyy spillway

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Talnakh river

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Talnakh river

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Talnakh river

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Norilsk river

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Big Ol-Gul river

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Nalednaya river

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Pavlova street

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Valkovskoye highway

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Semyorka river

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Talnakhskaya street

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Octyabskaya street

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Medvezhiy creek

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Ugolnyy creek

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Razvedochnyy creek

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Ugolnyy creek

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Shchuch'ya river

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Vokzalnaya street

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Razvedochnyy creek

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Malyy Kupets river

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Kupets river

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Snezhnaya river

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Volgochan river

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Yamnaya river

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Bystraya river

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Kosaya river

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Morozova street

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Begicheva street

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Okruzhnaya street

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Veyernaya street

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Norilsk Railway (Russian: Норильская железная дорога) is a single-track railway and formerly the northernmost railway line in Russia.

## Main information

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The railway is in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, southern Taimyr Peninsula and connects the mining towns Talnakh, Norilsk and Kayerkan with the port Dudinka on the Yenisei. The railway line has a 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge, and was partially constructed by the prisoners of Norillag.[1] Originally, it was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) narrow gauge, 114 km long, and built in 1936. Later, in 1953, it was rebuilt to Russian broad gauge and expanded to 231 km of track. The railway is owned by the Norilsk Nickel mining company and does not belong to Russian Railways.

Map of Norilsk railway

From 1957 onwards, the railway was electrified with 3kV DC in stages. Electrical Multiple Units of the ER1 and ER2 series were used for suburban passenger transportation. VL10 locomotives were used to haul heavy freight trains on the railway.

In the 1990s, the railway was in serious decline. In 1998 the electric catenary was removed and the electric rolling stock sold off. Diesel locomotives haul freight trains since then, passenger service on the railway was discontinued.

In the early 1990s, a paved highway connecting Norilsk with Dudinka was completed. The passenger train service on the Norilsk Line ended in 1998. The former passenger depot is now the Nornickel rail division office and houses a rail museum in the former waiting room.[1]

In 2010 in the Yamal Peninsula, Gazprom completed its Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, which is now the northernmost railway in Russia.

## See also

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* Railways portal

* Salekhard–Igarka Railway

## References

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1. ^ a b Sorokina, Anna (2 October 2023). "How does one of the world's most northerly railways operate?". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

## External links

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* Norilsk railway on Sergey Bolashenko's railway site (Russian)
* Trip to the Norilsk railway and photos (Russian)

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Railway companies of Russia

* Russian Railways
* OAO Yakutian Railway
* OAO Yamal Railway
* FSUE Crimea Railway
* Norilsk railway (Norilsk Nickel)
* Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line (Gazprom)
* Ulak - Elga Line (Mechel)
* Zaonezhskaya railway
* Monzenskaya railway
* Shortyutskaya railway
* Oborskaya railway
* Golden Link railway

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