Trans-Siberian Railroad

Trans-Siberian Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway Russian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok. The world's longest railway, the major part, e from Chelyabinsk, was built between 1891 and 1905, giving Russia access to the Pacific via a link with the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria. Total length: c.9000km (5750mi).

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Trans-Siberian Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway a railway running from Moscow east around Lake Baikal to Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan. Begun in 1891 and virtually completed by 1904, it opened up Siberia and advanced Russian interest in eastern Asia.

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