On the Edge of Meshchera. History of Forest Roads. Some Facts about the History of Construction of Railway Lines Krivandino–Ryazanovka and Sazonovo–Pilevo. Part 2

The final part of the article, the first part of which was published in the previous issue of the journal.

The article, based on the archived and other never published materials, discusses the history of design and construction of Krivandino–Ryazanovka and Sazonovo–Pilevo railways which belonged to Moscow–Ryazan branch of Moscow railway. The objective of the article was to clarify the circumstances of design, construction and operation of these lines, as well as to identify the reasons that led to their decline and closure in the mid-2000s. To achieve this objective, well-known publications in the press and the Internet were analysed. In addition to using data from these sources, written sources on the issue under study were searched for in archival institutions in Moscow. Some documents are published for the first time.

The work carried out resulted in revealing previously unknown or questioned facts: Krivandino–Ryazanovka railway line was built in 1943–1944, Sazonovo–Ryazanovka section was built later than the rest of the line. The purpose of Krivandino–Ryazanovka line according to the project and in the first years of its existence was transportation of firewood for heating of Moscow. The date of commissioning of the entire Sazonovo–Pilevo line for servicing Kurovskaya distance of the railway was January 1, 1978. From the northern neck of Pilevo station, the access railway went to the construction yard of Meshcherskoye peat enterprise. According to information of Kurovskaya distance of the railway, the broad-gauge transshipment station of Meshcherskoye peat enterprise was called Torfyanaya.

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