Question

Mention any six features of Trans-Siberian Railway. 

Explain the main features of 'Trans-Siberian Railway'.

Answer 1

Six features of Trans-Siberian Railways are:

• It runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east.
• It passes through Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita, and Khabarovsk.
• It is the most important route in Asia.
• It is the longest (9,332 km) double-tracked and electrified trans-continental railway in the world.
• It has helped in opening up its Asian region to West European markets.
• It runs across the Ural Mountains Ob and the Yenisei rivers. Chita is an important agro-center and Irkutsk, a fur center.