Chegdomyn
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Chegdomyn is an urban-type settlement
and the administrative center of Verkhnebureinsky District
of Khabarovsk Krai
, Russia
. Population: 14,431 (2008 est.);
basin, just north of the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM). A branch line connects Chegdomyn to Novy Urgal
on the BAM. It is located in the valley of the Chegdomyn River, near its confluence
with the Urgal. Chegdomyn is located around 340 kilometres (211.3 mi) north-west of the krai
's administrative center of Khabarovsk
.
at Isvestkovaya to Chegdomyn was begun, although it was dismantled during World War II
and its tracks reused in construction projects closer to the front.
After the end of the war, the railway was rebuilt, opening in 1951. Coal mining resumed in 1948, and Chegdomyn was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949.
. There is also some timber
production in the surrounding area.
Chegdomyn is the terminus of a 356 km long branch railway from the station Isvestkovaya on the Trans-Siberian Railway
.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
and the administrative center of Verkhnebureinsky District
Verkhnebureinsky District
Verkhnebureinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Chegdomyn. District's population: Population of Chegdomyn accounts for 46.0% of the district's population....
of Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population: 14,431 (2008 est.);
Geography
The settlement is situated in the Bureya RiverBureya River
The Bureya River is a 623 km long south-flowing tributary of the Amur River. Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning river...
basin, just north of the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM). A branch line connects Chegdomyn to Novy Urgal
Novy Urgal
Novy Urgal is an urban-type settlement in Verkhnebureinsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Population: 6,779 ; -Geography:The settlement is situated in the valley of the Bureya River, close to its confluence with the Urgal River...
on the BAM. It is located in the valley of the Chegdomyn River, near its confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
with the Urgal. Chegdomyn is located around 340 kilometres (211.3 mi) north-west of the krai
Krai
Krai or kray was a type of an administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, and is one of the types of the federal subjects of modern Russia ....
's administrative center of Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
.
History
Chedgomyn was founded in 1939, with the beginning of black coal mining in the area. At the same time, construction of a branch line from the Trans-Siberian RailwayTrans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
at Isvestkovaya to Chegdomyn was begun, although it was dismantled during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and its tracks reused in construction projects closer to the front.
After the end of the war, the railway was rebuilt, opening in 1951. Coal mining resumed in 1948, and Chegdomyn was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949.
Economy and infrastructure
The settlement's main industry remains coal mining by Urgalugol, now owned by the Siberian Coal Energy CompanySiberian Coal Energy Company
Siberian Coal Energy Company is the Russia's largest coal producing corporation, which has affiliates and subsidiaries in Krasnoyarsk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, and Khabarovsk Krai, Irkutsk, Chita Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast, Buryatia and Khakassia.-History:...
. There is also some timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
production in the surrounding area.
Chegdomyn is the terminus of a 356 km long branch railway from the station Isvestkovaya on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
.