I have already discussed the Trans-Siberian railway proper, which is the Moscow-Vladivostok route, and the Trans-Mongolian alternative, more popular with the tourists, that goes via Mongolia to Beijing. The third and final alternative for crossing Eurasia is the Trans-Manchurian route from Moscow to Beijing. This train, known as the Vostok, takes just over six days […]
I have already talked about the Trans-Siberian Railway generally, and about what might be called the Trans-Siberian proper, which is the Moscow-Vladivostok route. However, a route which tends to be more popular with the tourists is the Trans-Mongolian. This route is the same as the Trans-Siberian as far as Ulan Ude, where it departs from […]
The original idea to build a Trans-Siberian Railway to connect the then capital of Russia, St Petersburg, with Vladivostok and the Pacific was originally approved by Czar Alexander II. As well as the building of the railway, a lot has happened in Russia since then, and to travel across Eurasia on the Trans-Siberian Railway is […]
