Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line
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Yamal Peninsula
The Yamal Peninsula , located in Yamal-Nenets autonomous district of northwest Siberia, Russia, extends roughly 700 km and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east...
, the Yamal project
Yamal project
Yamal project, also referred to as Yamal megaproject, is a long term plan to exploit and bring to the markets the vast natural gas reserves in the Yamal Peninsula, Russia. The project is developed by Gazprom.-History:...
. The railway contains a 3.9 kilometer long bridge, the Yuribey Bridge
Yuribey Bridge
The Yuribey Bridge is a 3.9 kilometre long railway bridge on the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line. It was completed in 2009. It is the world’s longest bridge located above the Arctic Circle....
. At Obskaya, it is connected to the Salekhard–Igarka Railway. The rail distance between Moscow and Bovanenkovo is 2906 km. There are plans to extend the railway to Charasavey making the railway 678 km long.
Most northerly railway
The railway is the northernmost railway in the world, since Bovanenkovo is located at 70°22′30"N 68°40′12"E, further north than the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line. However, there are plans to construct a more northerly railway to serve the Baffinland Iron MineBaffinland Iron Mine
The Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, is working to develop a large open pit iron mine in the Mary River area of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.-The ore body:Iron ore was first found in the Mary River area in 1962....
in Canada.