Children's railway in Khabarovsk: modernity, history, fare, contact information

If you were once lucky enough to ride in trailers of mini-trains scurrying along the children's railway, this must have remained a warm, joyful memory in your memory. After all, the children's railway is the real railway line - stations, tracks, rails, cars, locomotives, platforms, train drivers. But only passengers here are children, and they have their own road. Little Khabarovsk residents were lucky, as residents of a few cities of Russia - they have their own railway line.

About the Far Eastern Children's Railway

So, more details. Far Eastern children's railway - narrow-gauge railway of the city of Khabarovsk. It has a length of 2.5 km and 5 stops:

Pionerskaya station;
Ozernaya platform;
state farm platform;
station "Yubileinaya";
depot.

Here is a brief description of the Khabarovsk children’s narrow gauge railway:

Rolling stock:
- Locomotives: two TU-7, one TU-7A, one TU-10.
- Wagons: six passenger all-metal PV51, three VP750.
- One freight platform.
Track - 750 mm.
Rail type - R-50.
Carried out an automatic lock in a compartment with an electric alarm.
The content of this section of the track is beyond the Fifth Khabarovsk distance of the track of the Far Eastern Railway.

For young railway workers, classes are conducted in four areas: signaling, communication, locomotive and carriage facilities. In addition, guys can try themselves here in real professions! At their choice:

driver and assistant driver;
conductor;
wagon inspector;
the auditor;
station duty officer;
station cashier;
station duty officer;
train cashier.

Students from grades 5 to 11 are invited to classes. The guys are very interested.

The history of the children's railway of Khabarovsk

The construction of such a special project was carried out exclusively on a voluntary basis. It was attended by youth, Komsomol members and caring residents of the Zheleznodorozhny district of the city. With the opening, they ripened right by the centenary of Khabarovsk - on May 19, 1958, the first train was solemnly launched along the narrow gauge railway. Then the road was a ring with a total length of 600 m, along which a motor transporter cruised with four open wagons that could accommodate 15 passengers.

Starting next year, the children's railway of Khabarovsk began to modernize, becoming more and more serious:

In 1959, the locomotive was replaced by a real narrow-gauge locomotive of series 159. It can still be seen today on a pedestal at the Pionerskaya station. The road was extended to K. Marx Street, flights were replaced. The total length of the route along it then was 3.3 km.
In 1965, wooden wagons were replaced with all-metal Polish-made special wagons with a capacity of up to 38 passengers each.
In 1967, it was decided to move the road away from the central avenue of the city, which made it reduced by 600 meters.
In 1968, an old steam locomotive was replaced by two TU-2 locomotives.
In 1972, a real train station was built at Pionerskaya Street, where there was a waiting room, workshops, training and office rooms.
The year 1974 was marked by the construction of a hostel where practitioners stayed on this narrow-gauge railway.
In 1979, a full-fledged depot was built with a viewing pit designed for one locomotive.
In 1986-1987 the rolling stock was thoroughly updated: the Polish Pafagos were replaced by the domestic Demikh PV51, and the TU2 locomotives were replaced by the newer TU7.
In 1999, a large-scale reconstruction of the children's railway was carried out: the station and the educational building were repaired, the bed was lifted, the sleepers, rails, railroad switches were replaced, the alarm and communication systems were modernized.

Contact Information

The address where you can find a small Far Eastern Railway - ul. Karl Marx, 109B. This point can be reached by the following routes:

To the stop. "Children's Railway": bus number 13, 40 or minibus number 77, or number 82.
To the stop. "Monument to the partisans": bus number 20, 26, 28, 35, 47, 55, 59, or a trolley bus number 1, 2.

The current head of the Khabarovsk Far Eastern Railways is Alexander Kozhanov. Responsible Serious Leader

Work schedule

The children's railway in Khabarovsk is open only in the warm season - from May 22 (June 1) to September 1. Anyone can ride in such an unusual composition, even one who has a child only in the shower.