The Kokshetau Children's Railway (Kazakh: Көкшетау балалар темір жолы, romanized: Kökşetau balalar temır joly; Russian: Кокшета́уская де́тская желе́зная доро́га) was a narrow gaugechildren's railway in Kokshetau in Kazakhstan.[1]
The track with a gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) had a length of 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi). It had one railway station. The railway was inaugrarated on 6 August 1978 as one of the many pioneer railways in the Soviet Union.[2] It was taken out of service and dismantled in 1996.
Route
So far the track had a length of 1.8 km (1.1 miles). It had one station.[3]
Overview
It was fully operated by teenagers. One of many children's railways that existed in the USSR and continued functioning after its breakup in post-Soviet states, it was opened on 6 August 1978 and continued functioning until 1996.[4]
The railway line counted 1 station: Sinegorie (or Sinegorye).[5]
Rolling stock
Carriages
The trains had the names such as Yunyy Kokchetavets (Юный Кокчетавец, Young Kokshetau resident) and so on.[6]
