In the post-war years, Lentransproekt (since 1951 - Lengiprotrans) worked on the project of the Chum - Salekhard - Igarka Transpolar Mainline. The road was designed in special secrecy with the strategic goal of defending the Arctic coast of the USSR. In 1953, work was suspended with the death of I.V. Stalin, who supervised the construction.
In the 1970s, the design and construction of individual sections of the Transpolar Mainline was resumed. After the Nadym - Yagelnaya section, Lengiprotrans developed a project for the Yagelnaya - Korotchaevo railway line. The construction of the line was due to the discovery of new fields in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and limited opportunities for the export of products along the Northern Sea Route.
As a result of the development of the region in 1975, the settlement of Novy Yarengoy was officially registered at the Yagelnaya station. Subsequently, it became a major production center of the Urengoyskoye field and the unofficial gas capital of Russia.
In 1985, temporary train traffic was opened on the line. By 1991, the main work on the construction of the track complex of the railway line was completed. However, due to lack of funding, the construction was stopped without mothballing unfinished objects. As a result, over time, there was a threat of complete closure of train traffic on the route. Currently, it is planned to complete the section as part of the creation of the Northern latitudinal railway.
