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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_railway
A children's railway or pioneer railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where teenagers interested in rail transport can learn railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. The world's first children's railway was opened in Gorky Park, Moscow, in 1932. At the breakup of the USSR, 52 children's railways existed in the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku_Children%27s_Railway
The Baku Children's Railway (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət Uşaq Dəmir Yolu) was a narrow gauge children's railway in the Azerbaijan capital Baku. It ran through Shakhriyar Park (formerly Dzerzhinkiy Park) on a 1.05 kilometres (1,050 m) long line with a gauge of 750 millimetres (30 in) between two terminus stations.
The idea of building a children's railway in Baku dates back to 1945 when the decision of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan on 15 June 1946 defined the beginning and end of the construction of the railway. Construction began on 14 March 1947 and ended on 1 May 1947, the railway line was located in Dzerzhinsky Park (later Shahriyar Park). Pupils and students from Baku also helped to build the railway. About 120 young railway workers were involved in the work. The opening of the Baku Children's Railway took place on 10 August 1947, The first manager of the Baku Children's Railway was M. Achundov. The Zoopark station had three tracks so that the locomotives could be moved to the other end of the train. The railway station Bagar had a triangle for turning the trains, which was later dismantled.
The idea of building a children's railway in Baku dates back to 1945 when the decision of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan on 15 June 1946 defined the beginning and end of the construction of the railway. Construction began on 14 March 1947 and ended on 1 May 1947, the railway line was located in Dzerzhinsky Park (later Shahriyar Park). Pupils and students from Baku also helped to build the railway. About 120 young railway workers were involved in the work. The opening of the Baku Children's Railway took place on 10 August 1947, The first manager of the Baku Children's Railway was M. Achundov. The Zoopark station had three tracks so that the locomotives could be moved to the other end of the train. The railway station Bagar had a triangle for turning the trains, which was later dismantled.
