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"Antonivka-Zarichne" Narrow Gauge Railway

Have you ever heard that a train may be affectionately called a "cuckoo"? The famous "Antonivka-Zarichne" narrow gauge railway has even two more strange names: "Polissian Tram" and "Petite Milk Run"; and it is the longest railway of this kind in Europe. For more than 100 years of its functioning it has become a truly unique phenomenon. This unusually small train – a "cuckoo" – covers a distance of 104 kilometers. For a few hours that you will travel on this cute little train, you will pass through scenic beauty that will amaze you. Everything from forests and sand dunes covered with pine trees will keep you gaping at its beauty. For those of you who enjoy feeling "filmy" when you travel, love the beauty and exoticism, this rail journey by the “Petite Milk Run” is an absolute must.

"The narrow gauge railway 'Antonivka-Zarichne' is one of the most interesting railway locations of Rivne Oblast (region). It is considered to be the longest one in Europe (106 kilometers only); it is also one of the oldest (functions from 1895) and slowest (40 kilometers per hour) narrow gauge railways. Local inhabitants call it a "cuckoo" and “Polissya tram”. For locals, the narrow-gauge railway is almost the only connection "with the civilised world". It is used to get to work, school, bazaar (markets), and even to go mushroom-hunting. Furthermore, it is popular among foreign photographers, documentary filmmakers and lovers of exotic wanderings.

Today, everyone can travel sitting in its tiny wagons, admire the magnificent Polissia landscapes from its windows, and hear the stories about the period when it had disappeared from the maps for 20 years because of the secret mission - delivering diamonds."

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Rivne Region, Zarichne Raion (district) and Volodymyrets Raion (district)

51.311480 | 26.303048

Departure from Antonivka at 7am, from Zarichny at 2pm. Days off: Tu, Th.

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