Transbaikal Railway
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The Transbaikal Railway (Забайкальская железная дорога) is a subsidiary of the Russian Railways headquartered in Chita and serving Zabaykalsky Krai and Amur Oblast.{{Cite web |title=Новости дороги {{!}} Забайкальская ЖД |trans-title=Road News {{!}} Transbaikal Railway |url=http://branch.rzd.ru/isvp/public/branch/popup?STRUCTURE_ID=625&layer_id=4057&vp=2&refererLayerId=983&image_id=3246%5B%5D |website=branch.rzd.ru |language=ru}} {{Dead link|date=August 2023}} The mainline was built between 1895 and 1905 as part of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It bordered the Circum-Baikal Railway on the west and the Chinese Eastern Railway on the east. The railway bore the name of Vyacheslav Molotov between 1936 and 1943. The Amur Railway became part of the network in 1959. As of 2009, the railway employs 46,741 people; its route length totals 3336,1 km.{{Cite web |title=Забайкальская ЖД |trans-title=Transbaikal Railway |url=http://zabzd.rzd.ru/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222200419/http://www.zabzd.rzd.ru/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |website=zabzd.rzd.ru |language=ru}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120203114043/http://www.oldchita.org/zrw.html Transbaikal Railway. Postcards, 1905-1907. Gallery on Local History Site "Old Chita"]
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Category:Trans-Siberian Railway
Category:Railway lines in Russia
Category:Railway lines opened in 1905
Category:Rail transport in Siberia
Category:Rail transport in Amur Oblast
Category:Rail transport in Zabaykalsky Krai
Category:1905 establishments in the Russian Empire
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