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Tomsk Railway

Railway in Soviet Union

Tomsk Railway was a rail operator in Siberia, which existed as a company from 1912 to 1961 in Russian Empire, then in USSR. The management of the line was in Tomsk, since 1934 in Novosibirsk.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1912Founded1
  • HeadquartersNovosibirsk1

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049 Открытие томской ветви (cropped)
Photo: Иван Робертович Томашкевич, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Tomsk Railway was a rail operator in Siberia, which existed as a company from 1912 to 1961 in Russian Empire, then in USSR. The management of the line was in Tomsk, since 1934 in Novosibirsk.2

The story

Tomsk railway was formed from the Siberian railway, which in 1912 was divided into two parts: in the Omsk Railway and Tomsk Railways. After the October Revolution Tomsk Railway came into Achinsk Minusinsk, first is expected to launch and Altai Railway.

The accession of the neighbouring roads allowed Tomsk railway eventually become the biggest longest and most powerful for the loads among the Railways of the USSR.

In 1961 the Tomsk railway was united with Omsk railway and became the major West Siberian Railway.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tomsk Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Ministry of the Means of Communication of the Russian Empire
  • Ministry of the Means of Communication of the USSR
  • People's Commissariat for Railways of the USSR

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Krasnoyarsk Railway1
  2. Succeeded by West Siberian Railway1

Timeline

  1. 1912Founded Founded1

Sources

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