Karskaya railway station
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]
Karskaya | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Karskaya Russia |
| Line(s) | Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line extension |
| History | |
| Opened | February 2011 |
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
- "Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express". Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways. 2015. Channel 5.
- "Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Railroad, Russia". railway-technology.com. Kable. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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