Sakhalin Railway
Khabarovsk—Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk passenger train
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 Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) |
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| Dates of operation | 1992–2010 |
| Predecessor | Far Eastern Railway (1945—1992) |
| Successor | Far Eastern Railway (2010—present) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Headquarters | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
Sakhalin Railway (Russian: Сахалинская железная дорога) was a subsidiary of the Russian Railways from 1992 until 2010, when it was made part of the Far Eastern Railway.
Coordinates: 46°37′10″N 142°46′03″E / 46.61950°N 142.76757°E
The Treaty of Portsmouth following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 placed the northern half of Sakhalin under the control of the Russian Empire, whilst the southern half (Karafuto) was under control of Japan.
On the Japanese half of the island, a 42.5-kilometre (26.4 mi) long railway was built from Korsakov (大泊 (Otomari?)) to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (豊原 (Toyohara?)), with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in). This section was later converted to the normal Japanese railway gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
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