The main route of the track had a gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and a length of 1.24 km (0.77 mi).

It was inaugurated on 13 September 1952 as one of many pioneer railways in the Soviet Union and on 20 July 1997 it was temporarily decommissioned.

The same year, a new building for the Section Manager and the dual track Komsomolskaya railway station were inaugurated.

The City Council suspended operations on the railway on 20 July 1997 due to commercial considerations.

Prior to entering the tunnel, actors playing Native Americans sometimes pretend to attack the train.