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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Lyman since 2014; previously Donetsk |
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Dates of operation | 15 May 1953[1]– |
Predecessor | North Donets Railways South Donets Railways |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
Length | 3,275 km (2,030 mi) |
Other | |
Website | Official website |
The Donets Railway (Ukrainian: Донецька залізниця, romanized: Donetska zaliznytsia) is a railway in Donbas, Eastern Ukraine. It is one of six rail systems owned and operated by Ukrainian Railways. It is part-owned by the Ukrainian government; Russia has claimed it since the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Because of that, only part of the Donetsk Railway is operational. In December 2014, a regional branch of Ukrzaliznytsia Donetsk Railway was created and the headquarters was moved from Donetsk to Lyman.