The Head Office of the narrow-gauge railway is located in Alapayevsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast.

[citation needed][1] At present only 177 kilometres (110 mi) of the railway is operational.

Current operations include passenger traffic and general goods movement.

The railway is the primary means of communication for seven rural settlements in the Alapaevsk District: Elnichnaya; Strokinka; Berezovka; Muratkovo; Sankin and Kalach.

Principal cargoes include wood, food, postal services and fuel.