Sakhalin Railway

Sakhalin Railway Division
Sakhalin railway network
Sakhalin Railway in Kholmsk
Overview
Native nameСахалинская железная дорога
OwnerGovernment of Russia
Area servedSakhalin Island
LocaleSakhalin Oblast, Russia
Transit typeHeavy rail
Number of stations84
HeadquartersYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Operation
Began operation1945
Operator(s)Russian Railways
Infrastructure managerFar Eastern Railway
Technical
System length804.9 km (500.1 mi)
No. of tracks1
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
Old gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Sakhalin Railway (Russian: Сахалинская железная дорога) is a division of the Far Eastern Railway that primarily serves Sakhalin Island. It is one out of two isolated Russian broad gauge railways; the other being the Norilsk railway. In the case of Sakhalin Railway, the isolation is due to the railway being located on an island. The only rail connection to the mainland is the Vanino–Kholmsk train ferry. Sakhalin Railway management is located at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.