Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line

The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line is a 525-kilometre long (326 mi)[1] railway line in northern Russia, built and owned and operated by Gazprom. It was opened for traffic in 2010 and was built for the gas fields around Bovanenkovo on the Yamal Peninsula, the Yamal project. In February 2011, it was extended to the Karskaya station, making it 572 km long.[2] The railway contains a 3.9-kilometre long (2.4 mi) bridge, the Yuribey Bridge. It starts at Obskaya, branching off the Salekhard–Igarka Railway. The rail distance between Moscow and Bovanenkovo is 2,906 kilometres (1,806 mi). There are plans to extend the railway to Kharasavey making the railway 678 kilometres (421 mi) long.[3] Another plan is to extend the railway to the Yamal LNG installations at Sabetta.[4]

Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railway line in blue colour.
Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line
km
678
 Kharasavei
(under construction)
572
 Karskaya
557
Razjezd No. 26
552
Razjezd No. 25
to Tambei/Sabetta (planned)
525
 Bovanenkovo
507
Razjezd No. 24 (never built)
486
Razjezd No. 23
466
Razjezd No. 22 (never built)
456
Razjezd No. 21 (never built)
438
 Jasoveito
424
Razjezd No. 20
400
Razjezd No. 19
376
Razjezd No. 18
365
 Sokhonto
346
Razjezd No. 16 (never built)
333
Yuribei bridge
331
 Vladimir Nak
(Razjezd No. 15)
312
Razjezd No. 14 (never built)
291
Razjezd No. 13
283
Sosjangtosjo
267
 Khralov
(Razjezd No. 12)
247
Razjezd No. 11 (out of operation)
224
Yorkatajakha
222
 Kanary
(Razjezd No. 10)
200
Razjezd No. 9 (never built)
193
Yonsorjakha
to Port Novy (planned)
189
 Pajuta
168
Razjezd No. 8 (never built)
157
 Skalnaya
146
Razjezd No. 7 (never built)
128
Razjezd No. 6 (never built)
112
Razjezd No. 5
110
Shchuchya
90
 Yamto (never built)
76
Razjezd No. 4
72
Longotyogan
57
Razjezd No. 3 (out of operation)
37
Razjezd No. 2
32
Kharbei
19
Razjezd No. 1
Northern Latitudinal Railway
to Labytnangi
0
 Obskaya
Northern Latitudinal Railway
to Chum
km

Most northerly railway

The railway is the northernmost railway in the world,[3] since Bovanenkovo is located at 70°22′30″N 68°40′12″E, farther north than the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line, traditionally seen as the northernmost. Plans to construct a more northerly railway to serve the Baffinland Iron Mine in Canada[5] have been deferred.[6] Before completion of the railway to Bovanenkovo, the most northerly railway in Russia was the Norilsk railway.

References
  1. "Bovanenkovo". Gazprom. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railroad, Russia". railway-technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. Staalesen, Atle (4 Nov 2011). "The world's northernmost railway line will be taken further". Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. "More details announced for the Arctic Northern Sea Route expansion" (16 December 2014). Siberian Times. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "Railway Gazette: Baffin Island arctic ore line advances". Retrieved 21 Dec 2010.
  6. Baffinland puts off iron mine's port and railway, CBC News, 11 January 2013, retrieved 5 March 2015


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