53°55′34″N 27°37′18″E / 53.925994°N 27.621732°E / 53.925994; 27.621732
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| Line length | 3.79 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. S. Zaslonov Children's Railroad in Minsk (Belarusian: Дзiцячая чыгунка, Dzitsyachaya chyhunka; Russian: Минская детская железная дорога имени К.С.Заслонова, Minskaya detskaya zheleznaya doroga imeni K.S.Zaslonova) is a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow gauge railroad loop passing through the Chelyuskinites Park in Minsk, Belarus.
Overview
It is 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 July 9, 1955. There was a 3-year program to train future railway personnel. In 1971, the railway was named after railman Konstantin Zaslonov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who had commanded a partisan brigade.
The railway line counts 3 stations (listed from north to south): Zaslonovo, Pionerskaya (or Pionerskaja) and Sosnovy Bor (or Sosnovyj Bor); and a pair of rail loops after the end stops. Zaslonovo is located between the Metro stations Park Čaliuskincaŭ and Maskoŭskaja, both on the Maskoŭskaja line.
Gallery
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Pionerskaya station
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Sosnovy Bor station
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A train in Zaslonovo
See also
References
- (in Russian) Infos about the railway
- "Children's railway in Minsk".
External links
- (in Russian) Official site of the railway
- (in Russian) K.S. Zaslonov children's railway (on dzd-ussr.ru)
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