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Trans-Mongolian Railway
railway, Mongolia
Also known as: Ulaanbaatar Railway
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Mongolia
- In Mongolia: Transportation and telecommunications
…important transportation artery is the Trans-Mongolian Railway (officially, the Ulaanbaatar Railway), which runs north-south through the central part of the country. It links Mongolia to Russia and China and provides the shortest overland route between Moscow and Beijing. The railway, built as a Mongolian-Soviet joint venture, utilizes the Russian broad-gauge…
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Mongolian Plateau
- In Mongolian Plateau
The Trans-Mongolian Railway (completed 1955) links the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, near the northern edge of the plateau, with Ulan-Ude in the republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Erh-lien-hao-t’e (Erenhot), northwest of Peking in China. Although roads cross the region, the plateau remains relatively isolated…
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