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K. S. Zaslonov Children's Railroad in Minsk is a narrow gauge railroad

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 loop passing through the Chelyuskinites Park

Chelyuskinites Park

Chelyuskinites Park is an urban forest park in Minsk, Belarus. The park's area is 78 hectares.The park contains an amusement park. Other attractions include a Children's Railroad, operated exclusively by teenagers, and a cinema Raduga . There is a Minsk Metro station "Park Chalyuskintsau" next to...

 in Minsk

Minsk

- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

, Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

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Overview

It is fully operated by teenagers. One of many children's railway

Children's railway

A children's railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where teenagers learn railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. The world's first children's railway was opened Moscow, in Gorky Park in 1932...

s that existed in the USSR and continued functioning after its breakup in post-Soviet states, it was opened on July 9, 1955.

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

Minsk Metro

The Minsk Metro is a rapid-transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened in 1984, it presently consists of 2 lines and 25 stations totaling 30.3 kilometres...

 stations Park Chelyuskintsev

Park Chelyuskintsev (Minsk Metro)

Moskovskaya is a Minsk Metro station. Opened on June 30, 1984.Station entrance is located near Chelyuskinites Park and close to the Children's Railroad....

 and Moskovskaya

Moskovskaya (Minsk Metro)

Moskovskaya is a Minsk Metro station. Opened on June 24, 1984.Station entrance is located near Chelyuskinites Park and close to the Children's Railroad....

, both part of Moskovskaya Line

Moskovskaya Line

The Moskovskaya Line , is a line of the Minsk Metro. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a Northeast-Southwest axis...

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See also

• Children's railway
  Children's railway
  A children's railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where teenagers learn railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. The world's first children's railway was opened Moscow, in Gorky Park in 1932...
  
  
• Rail transport in Belarus
  Rail transport in Belarus
  Rail transport in Belarus is owned by the national rail company BŽD / BČ . The railway network consists of 5,512 km, its gauge is 1,520 mm and 874 km are electrified.-History:...
  
  

• Belorusskaja Železnaja Doroga
  Belorusskaja železnaja doroga
  The Belorusskaja železnaja doroga or Belaruskaja čyhunka , is the national state-owned railway company of Belarus. It operates all the railway network in the country. Its name means "Belorussian Railway"...
  
  
• Minsk Passazhirsky railway station

External links

Official site of the railway K.S. Zaslonov children's railway (on dzd-ussr.ru)