Tomsk Railway
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Headquarters | Tomsk |
Locale | Russian Empire, Siberia Soviet Union, Siberia |
Dates of operation | 1912–1961 |
Predecessor | Siberian Railway |
Successor | West Siberian Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
Tomsk Railway was a rail operator in Siberia.[1]
Main information[]
The railway existed as a company from 1912 to 1961 in Russian Empire, then in USSR. The management of the line was in Tomsk, since 1934 in Novosibirsk.
History[]
Tomsk railway was formed from the Siberian railway, which in 1912 was divided into two parts: in the and Tomsk Railways. After the October revolution Tomsk Railway came into , first is expected to launch and . The accession of the neighbouring roads allowed Tomsk railway eventually become the biggest longest and most powerful for the loads among the Railways of the USSR.[2]
In 1961 the Tomsk railway was united with Omsk railway and became the major West Siberian Railway.[3][4]
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Categories:
- Former railway lines in Russia
- Railway companies established in 1912
- Railway companies disestablished in 1961
- Russia rail transport stubs