Karskaya railway station

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Karskaya
General information
LocationKarskaya
Russia
Line(s)Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line extension
History
OpenedFebruary 2011 (2011-02)

Karskaya railway station, at the end of the extension of the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line, in Russia, is the most northerly railway station in the world.[1]

The line to Karskaya, a town inside the Arctic Circle known for natural gas extraction,[1] was completed by Gasprom in February 2011.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express". Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways. 2015. Channel 5.
  2. ^ "Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railroad, Russia". railway-technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 20 July 2014.