Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line

Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line
A train on the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway
Overview
Native nameЖелезнодорожная линия Обская—Бованенково—Карская
StatusOperational
OwnerGazprom
LocaleRussia Far North
Termini
Continues asNorthern Latitudinal Railway
Stations11
Service
TypeFreight rail
Operator(s)Gazprom
Rolling stockTE33A
History
Opened12 January 2010 (2010-01-12)
Technical
Line length572 km (355 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
Route map

km
678
Kharasavei
(under construction)
572
Karskaya
to Tambei/Sabetta (planned)
525
Bovanenkovo
438
Jasoveito
365
Sokhonto
333
Yuribei bridge
283
Sosjangtosjo
224
Yorkatajakha
193
Yonsorjakha
to Novy Port (planned)
189
Pajuta
157
Skalnaya
110
90
Yamto (never built)
72
Longotyogan
32
Kharbei
0
Obskaya
km

The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line is a 572-kilometre long (355 mi) 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. Like most railways in the former Russian Empire, it is built to Russian gauge.

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. Another plan is to extend the railway to the Yamal LNG installations at Sabetta.