Trans-Siberian Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
	VL85 container haul along the coast of Lake Baikal (2008)
Overview
Native name	Транссибирская магистраль (Russian)
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of Russia
Locale	Russia
Termini	Moscow Yaroslavsky; Vladivostok;
Service
Type	Regional; commuter; freight;
System	FER, SZhD, V-SibZhD, Z-SibZhD, KrasZhD, SvZhD, ZabZhD
Operator(s)	Russian Railways
History
Commenced	March 9, 1891
Opened	June 21, 1904
Technical
Line length	9,289 km (5,772 mi)
Number of tracks	3
Character	Long-haul route
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed	60–140 km/h (37–87 mph)
Route map
Route map
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	Yaroslavsky
	Terminal
	59 km
	37 mi
	73 km
	45 mi
	Moscow Oblast
	Vladimir Oblast
	112 km
	70 mi
	130 km
	81 mi
	Vladimir Oblast
	Yaroslavl Oblast
	145 km
	90 mi
	165 km
	103 mi
	191 km
	119 mi
	200 km
	124 mi
	210 km
	130 mi
	224 km
	139 mi
	239 km
	149 mi
	262 km
	163 mi
	281 km
	175 mi
	284 km
	176 mi
Yaroslavl-Glavny
	289 km
	180 mi
	356 km
	221 mi
	394 km
	245 mi
	Yaroslavl Oblast
	Kostroma Oblast
	450 km
	280 mi
	501 km
	311 mi
	651 km
	405 mi
	698 km
	434 mi
	Kostroma Oblast
	Kirov Oblast
	818 km
	508 mi
	870 km
	541 mi
	957 km
	595 mi
Kirov
	975 km
	606 mi
	995 km
	618 mi
	1052 km
	654 mi
	1127 km
	700 mi
	Kirov Oblast
	Udmurtia
	1165 km
	724 mi
	to Solkamsk, Serov, Demyanka & Surgut
	(with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electrification)
	1194 km
	742 mi

The Trans-Siberian Railway,^[a] historically known as the Great Siberian Route^[b] and often shortened to Transsib,^[c] is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East.^[1] Spanning a length of over 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world.^[2] It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the east.

During the period of the Russian Empire, government ministers—personally appointed by Alexander III and his son Nicholas II—supervised the building of the railway network between 1891 and 1916. Even before its completion, the line attracted travelers who documented their experiences.^[3] Since 1916, the Trans-Siberian Railway has directly connected Moscow with Vladivostok. As of 2021^[update], expansion projects remain underway, with connections being built to Russia's neighbors Mongolia, China, and North Korea.^[4]^[5] Additionally, there have been proposals and talks to expand the network to Tokyo, Japan, with new bridges or tunnels that would connect the mainland railway via the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido.^[4]

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^ "Lonely Planet Guide to the Trans-Siberian Railway" (PDF). Lonely Planet Publications. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012.
^ Thomas, Bryn; McCrohan, Daniel (2019). Trans-Siberian Handbook: The Guide to the World's Longest Railway Journey with 90 Maps and Guides to the Route, Cities and Towns in Russia, Mongolia and China (10 ed.). Trailblazer Publications. ISBN 978-1912716081. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ Meakin, Annette, A Ribbon of Iron (1901), reprinted in 1970 as part of the Russia Observed series (Arno Press/New York Times)(OCLC 118166).
^ ^a ^b "Russia offers a bridge across history to connect Tokyo to the Trans-Siberian railway". siberiantimes.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
^ "New 8,400 mile train journey will connect London to Tokyo". The Independent. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

[4] "Lonely Planet Guide to the Trans-Siberian Railway" (PDF). Lonely Planet Publications. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012.

[5] Thomas, Bryn; McCrohan, Daniel (2019). Trans-Siberian Handbook: The Guide to the World's Longest Railway Journey with 90 Maps and Guides to the Route, Cities and Towns in Russia, Mongolia and China (10 ed.). Trailblazer Publications. ISBN 978-1912716081. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

[6] Meakin, Annette, A Ribbon of Iron (1901), reprinted in 1970 as part of the Russia Observed series (Arno Press/New York Times)(OCLC 118166).

[Asia-7] "Russia offers a bridge across history to connect Tokyo to the Trans-Siberian railway". siberiantimes.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

[8] "New 8,400 mile train journey will connect London to Tokyo". The Independent. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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