Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line

The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line is not shown on this map, but it start at Obskaya just west of Salekhard and goes north to Bovanenkovo on the peninsula.

The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line is a 525 km long railway line in northern Russia. It was opened for traffic in 2010, and was built for the gas fields around Bovanenkovo on the Yamal Peninsula, the Yamal project. The railway contains a 3.9 kilometer long bridge, the Yuribey Bridge. At Obskaya, it is connected to the Salekhard–Igarka Railway. The rail distance between Moscow and Bovanenkovo is 2906 km. There are plans to extend the railway to Charasavey making the railway 678 km long.

Most northerly railway

The railway is the northernmost railway in the world, since Bovanenkovo is located at 70°22′30″N 68°40′12″E / 70.375°N 68.67°E / 70.375; 68.67, further north than the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line. However, there are plans to construct a more northerly railway to serve the Baffinland Iron Mine in Canada.^[1]

External links

• Gazprom launches regular operation of Obskaya – Bovanenkovo railroad on Yamal
• Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railroad, Yamal Peninsula, Russia

References

1. ^ "Railway Gazette: Baffin Island arctic ore line advances". http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/baffin-island-arctic-ore-line-advances.html. Retrieved 2010-12-21.