Rail transport in Belarus
| Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Operation | |
| National railway | Belarusskaja Železnaja Doroga |
| System length | |
| Total | 5,512 kilometres (3,425 mi) |
| Electrified | 874 kilometres (543 mi) |
| Freight only | ? |
| High-speed | 0 km |
| Track gauge | |
| Main | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) |
| Electrification | |
| 25 kV 50 Hz | Main network |
Rail transport in Belarus is owned by the national rail company BŽD / BČ (be: Bielaruskaja Čyhunka / ru: Belorusskaja Železnaja Doroga). The railway network consists of 5,512 km, its gauge is 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) (Russian broad gauge) and 874 km are electrified.
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History
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The first line crossing the country was the Saint Petersburg – Warsaw Railway, which started operating in late 1862. This included section and railway station in Hrodna.[1] During mid 1860's railway line was built also from Daugavpils to Polatsk and further to Vitebsk. Line Warsaw-Brest, opened in 1866, completed to Moscow in 1871.[2]
Network
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Belarus is crossed, from Brest to Orsha through Minsk, by an international rail line connecting Berlin and Warsaw to Moscow. Other important lines are the Minsk-Gomel (to Kiev), the Orsha-Vitebsk (to Saint Petersburg), the Minsk-Vilnius and others. Some international trains serving Belarus are the Pribaltika Riga-Odessa, the Minsk-Irkutsk[3] and the Sibirjak Berlin-Novosibirsk (and other Russian destinations).[4]
The national network has no high-speed lines and is not served by high-speed trains.
Urban railways
Minsk is the only city with a subway system, the Minsk Metro. The network consists of two lines: Avtozavodskaya and Moskovskaya. The only cities with tramway systems are Minsk, Vitebsk, Mazyr and Novopolotsk.
Rail links to adjacent countries
- (Poland) - yes - break-of-gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
- (Lithuania) - yes
- (Latvia) - yes
- (Russia) - yes
- (Ukraine) - yes
See also
- Transport in Belarus
- List of town tramway systems in Belarus
- Children's Railroad of Minsk
- Rail transport in the Soviet Union
References
- ↑ http://www.rw.by/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=284&Itemid=57 Belarusian railway - Company - History
- ↑ Some historical informations about railways of Belarus
- ↑ Timetable consulted on the DB website
- ↑ Timetable consulted on the DB website
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