Dnipropetrovsk Children's Railway

In Dnepropetrovsk, there is an amazing attraction for children - the children's railway, which allows children to get acquainted with railway professions. This railway for children was built as one of the first in the USSR.

The infrastructure of the Dnepropetrovsk Children's Railway was handled only by children, and the final design was approved by Komsomol members from the Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Transport Engineers. The construction of the road began in the spring of 1936, and in July of the same year it was put into operation, and the Komsomol members built it during their clean-up days. The railway is located in one of the most beautiful places in Dnepropetrovsk - in Globy Park, among other attractions and a pond. To build the railway, it was necessary to dig 2 tunnels 10 and 30 meters long, and they were named after the great poets Pushkin and Mayakovsky. There were also 2 stations, but one of the stations was destroyed after the German occupation.

At that time, the Dnepropetrovsk children's Railway had the most advanced technologies: loudspeakers, its own telegraph, and a traffic control center. Unfortunately, during the German occupation, almost the entire attraction was destroyed: the rails were removed, the stations, locomotives and wagons were burned. After the war, a 159-series steam locomotive was brought to replenish the fleet of steam locomotives, and in turn, the YUP-3-01 was constructed at the steam locomotive repair plant in Dnepropetrovsk, as well as 6 more wagons. By the way, one of these cars stands at the entrance. Later, the era of diesel locomotives came, and in 1958, the TU2-172 diesel locomotive, along with 3 more Pafawag wagons, entered the JD.

There were plans for the development of the road, but the restructuring made its own adjustments, during which the depot and platform were dismantled. Therefore, the railway now has no intermediate stations, and the train moves without stopping. Pionerskaya station has a station attendant's room, study rooms, a cash register, and a waiting room. In total, over 700 people are honing their skills on the children's railway. The road is fully operational during the winter holidays and the period from May to October. The rest of the time, only theoretical classes are held.