The 1,524 mm ( 5 ft ) broad gauge Salekhard–Igarka Railway , ( Трансполярная магистраль Transpolyarnaya Magistral , i.e. 'Transpolar Mainline', popularly known as the Dead road ) is an incomplete railway in northern Siberia. The railway was a project of the Soviet Gulag system that took place from 1947 until Stalin's death in 1953. Construction was coordinated via two separate Gulag projects, the 501 Railway beginning on the River Ob and 503 Railway beginning on the River Yenisey , part of a grand design of Joseph Stalin to span a railway across northern Siberia to reach the Soviet Union's easternmost territories.
24-590: A rebuilt section of the railway between Nadym and Novy Urengoy on the east bank of the Nadym River is still in operation, as is the extreme western section connecting Labytnangi and the railway to Vorkuta . The section from Salekhard to Nadym is planned to be rebuilt, including a new bridge over the Ob to connect Salekhard to the rest of the Russian railway system via Labytnangi. The section from Nadym to Pangody
48-1571: A road running parallel to the railroad. The Nadym Airport is on the west bank of the Nadym River. The Museum of Tanya Savicheva operates in Nadym's School #2. Nadym was twinned with: Pangody Coordinates : 65°51′23″N 74°29′34″E / 65.8564°N 74.4927°E / 65.8564; 74.4927 Urban-type settlement in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia Pangody Пангоды Urban-type settlement [REDACTED] Flag [REDACTED] Coat of arms Location of Pangody [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Pangody Location of Pangody Show map of Russia [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Pangody Pangody (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) Show map of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Coordinates: 65°51′23″N 74°29′34″E / 65.8564°N 74.4927°E / 65.8564; 74.4927 Country Russia Federal subject Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Administrative district Nadymsky District Population ( 2010 Census ) • Total 10,805 Time zone UTC+5 ( MSK+2 [REDACTED] ) Postal code(s) 629757 [REDACTED] OKTMO ID 71916156051 Pangody ( Russian : Пангоды )
72-565: Is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Russia , located on the river Nadym . The population has fluctuated over time: 46,611 ( 2010 Census ) ; 45,943 ( 2002 Census ) ; 52,586 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . There are three several translations from the Nenets language : The first mention of the city's name appears at the end of the 16th century. The name "Nadym" appears on Russian maps from
96-520: Is also called "Transpolar Mainline" and "The Dead Road", passes through Nadym between Novy Urengoy and Salekhard (Stalin-era road). At some point in time a bridge across the Ob river to Salekhard Labytnangi was planned. To date, the only construction is the railway Salekhard-Nadym. Most roads across the river Nadym were opened in September 2015. A bridge across the Ob River is also planned along with
120-471: Is also planned to be rebuilt. The purpose of the railway was threefold: to facilitate the export of nickel from neighbouring Norilsk ; to provide work for thousands of post-war prisoners; and to connect the deep-water seaports of Igarka and Salekhard with the western Russian railway network. With the Soviet industry relocated to western Siberia during World War II, it was seen as a strategic advantage to use
144-2345: Is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement ) in Nadymsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Russia . Population: 10,805 ( 2010 Census ) ; 10,868 ( 2002 Census ) ; 12,635 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . References [ edit ] ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service . ^ "Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011 . Retrieved 19 January 2019 . ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. ( Russian Post ). Поиск объектов почтовой связи ( Postal Objects Search ) (in Russian) ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at
168-586: The "Severtruboprovodstroy", however in April 2011 the company was declared bankrupt. Of Nadym-based oil and gas production, "RITEKNadymneft" (a subsidiary of JSC "RITEK") led development of the Sandibinskogo and Mid-Khulymsk oil fields. Nadym experiences a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ). The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as −57.7 °C (−71.9 °F) and as high as +34.7 °C (94.5 °F). On average, however,
192-535: The Northern Latitudinal Route , new construction of the railway section between Salekhard and Nadym allegedly started on 19 March 2010 in Salekhard. This section was originally proposed to be finished in 2014 and opened in 2015, with combined road-rail bridges across the Ob and Nadym rivers, thus connecting to the existing Russian railway system at both ends. As of 2016, the reconstruction of
216-1651: The National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly . v t e Administrative divisions of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Administrative center : Salekhard • Rural localities [REDACTED] Districts Krasnoselkupsky Nadymsky Priuralsky Purovsky Shuryshkarsky Tazovsky Yamalsky [REDACTED] Cities and towns Gubkinsky Labytnangi Muravlenko Nadym Novy Urengoy Noyabrsk Salekhard Tarko-Sale Urban-type settlements Kharp Pangody Urengoy Zapolyarny Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pangody&oldid=1255055990 " Category : Urban-type settlements in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas CS1 uses Russian-language script (ru) CS1 Russian-language sources (ru) Articles with Russian-language sources (ru) Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Pages using infobox settlement with image map1 but not image map Pages using infobox Russian inhabited locality with unknown parameters Articles containing Russian-language text Pages using
240-498: The Salekhard–Igarka Railway began in the summer of 1949 under the supervision of Col. V.A. Barabanov . The 501st Labour Camp began work eastwards from Salekhard, while the 503rd Labour Camp pushed westwards from Igarka. Plans called for a single-track railway line with 28 stations and 106 sidings. It was not feasible to span the 2.3 km Ob River crossing or the 1.6 km wide Yenisei River crossing. Ferries were used in
264-616: The Salekhard–Nadym line (in 1,520 mm ( 4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in ) gauge) was projected to take place between 2018–2022. As of April 2020, the Salekhard-Nadym line construction was ongoing, including a new bridge where the line crosses the Ob river. The process is expected to be complete in 2030. 65°51′00″N 88°04′00″E / 65.85000°N 88.06667°E / 65.85000; 88.06667 Nadym Nadym ( Russian : Нады́м )
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#1732781029436288-782: The Soviet First Secretary the industrial community Nadym was incorporated within the Nadymsky Municipal District as Nadym Urban Settlement . The main enterprise is "Nadymgazprom", which is a branch of the Gazprom , and accounts for around 11% of gas produced in Russia. The city also contains the largest of the independent gas producers "NOVATEK" (Yurkharovskoye field). Large construction companies include "Arktikneftegazstroy", "Severgazstroi", and "Nadymdorstroy." Until 2010, this number also included
312-407: The end of the 17th century, and the river Nadym was noted in published form at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries in the "Drawing Book of Siberia " by Russian geographer, cartographer and topographer, Semyon Remezov and sons, composed in 1699–1701. On the map of Tobolsk province of 1802, Nadym was already marked as having significant population. Today it's located 32 kilometers from the mouth of
336-466: The line was shut down, and due to rising steel prices the first 92 km of rail from Salekhard were dismantled and recycled during the 1990s. The far western section of the railway, linking Labytnangi with the railway to Vorkuta , and thus to the rest of the Russian rail network, is the only section that has continuously remained in operation. A bridge across the Ob to Salekhard is currently being built. The section between Pangody and Novy Urengoy
360-481: The northward-flowing river systems to deliver supplies to Arctic Ocean ports. Salekhard, which was previously called Obdorsk, was on the Ob River , downstream from Novosibirsk and Omsk , and Igarka was on the Yenisei , which flowed north from Krasnoyarsk , Irkutsk , and the mountains around Lake Baikal . Connecting these two rivers was beneficial for transferring goods between cities and regions. Construction of
384-459: The project progressed, it became clear that there was little need for the railway. In 1952, officials permitted a reduced tempo of work. Construction was stopped in 1953 after Stalin's death. A total of 698 kilometres (434 mi) of railway were completed at an official cost of 260 million rubles, later estimated to be near 42 billion 1953 rubles (2.5% of total Soviet capital investment at the time, or about $ 10 billion in 1950 dollars). The project
408-527: The region is very cold, with an average temperature of −5.4 °C (22.3 °F). Precipitation tends to be fairly low ― 496 millimeters (19.5 in) per year ― which is heavier in summer than in winter. The city has nine schools. A high school, a college (since 2014 PU 4 received the status of college) and two art schools. The higher education system is represented by four branches of higher educational institutions of Russia: The unfinished 1,524 mm (5 ft) broad-gauge Salekhard–Igarka Railway , which
432-399: The river Nadym, referred to as Nadym mound. In 1929, a reindeer farm called "Nadym" was founded on the right bank of the river Nadym. However, in 1934 the farm was disbanded and turned into a factory. In the fall of 1967, it was chosen as the reference framework for the development of a regional gas-bearing deposit. Surrounded by numerous lakes, the village situated on an elevated dry place
456-425: The summer, while in the winter, trains crossed the river using a track laid on the ice, using specially strengthened crossties . A 1955 CIA paper detailed the construction method. After the course of the railway had been surveyed, a corduroy road was built over swampy ground. That was covered by layers of fascine , covered in turn by sand brought in by dump trucks. A 20-centimetre (7.9 in) layer of ballast
480-479: The technical side, engineering problems included the difficulty of construction across permafrost , a poor logistical system, and tight deadlines, compounded by a severe lack of power machinery. As a result, railway embankments slowly settled into the marsh or were eroded by water pooling behind them. A shortage of materials also affected the project. One-metre segments of damaged rail lines from war-torn areas had to be sent in and welded to form 10-metre lengths. As
504-544: Was chosen for a runway for aviation. Relatively small, 12 kilometers away from the river Nadym, for which it was named, by the 1950s–1960s, the village began to be called "New Nadym". In parallel to its accelerated pace of development, the gas company created Medvezhye gas field , with the intention of becoming a social and cultural center of the Tyumen North. In August 1971, Nadym held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first major building and on March 9, 1972, by decree of
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#1732781029436528-471: Was placed on the sand, and was topped by additional sand on which the crossties were emplaced. The line had many curves because of the need to avoid swamps. It was estimated that anywhere from 80,000 to 120,000 labourers were engaged in the project. In the winter, construction was hampered by severe cold, permafrost, and food shortages. In the summer there were the problems of boggy terrain, diseases, and attacks by mosquitoes, gnats, midges, and horseflies. On
552-409: Was quickly destroyed by frost heaves and structural failures arising from poor construction. At least 11 locomotives and 60,000 tons of metal were abandoned, and bridges gradually decayed or burned down. However, the corridor's telephone network remained in service until 1976. About 350 km of track between Salekhard and Nadym remained in operation from the 1950s to the 1980s. However, in 1990,
576-406: Was rebuilt in the 1970s with the development of the gas deposits in the region, including a branch to Yamburg . The line connects to the rest of the Russian rail network at Korotchayevo. Around the year 2000, discussion began about building a railway to Norilsk , about 220 km from Igarka, following much of the original corridor, to support the nickel and petroleum industry. Known as part of
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