Donets Railway
Map of the system (in Russian) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lyman since 2014; previously Donetsk |
| Locale | Ukraine |
| Dates of operation | 15 May 1953– |
| Predecessor | North Donets Railways South Donets Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
| Length | 3,275 km (2,030 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | Official website |
The Donets Railway (Ukrainian: Донецька залізниця, romanized: Donetska zaliznytsia) is a railway in Donbas, Eastern Ukraine. It is one of six rail systems owned and operated by Ukrainian Railways. It is part-owned by the Ukrainian government; Russia has claimed it since the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Because of that, only part of the Donetsk Railway is operational. In December 2014, a regional branch of Ukrzaliznytsia Donetsk Railway was created and the headquarters was moved from Donetsk to Lyman.