There’s no question that the comfort levels on these trains are much lower than on the Golden Eagle, but nevertheless they were higher than I’d anticipated. Experiencing at least some of your journey on these trains means you get to rub shoulders with Russian, Mongolian and Chinese passengers who, in some cases, travel part of the route every day. Most of the people who travel along the Trans-Siberian Railway are domestic passengers who flit on and off the public trains as a way of getting from A to B.
Public trains Trans-Siberian train between Ulaanbaatar and Beijing You can opt to travel on public trains for a chance to mingle with everyday people or have a more exclusive experience aboard a private train. Life aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway trainsĪ Trans-Siberian Railway journey is as much about life aboard the train as off it. If you’re short on time, you can fly between some sections or just travel part of the route. Some of the stops are days apart, so you need to factor in both your time on the train and how long you want to stay in each place. To do the route justice, I’d say you need at least two-and-a-half weeks. An alternative route to follow (and the one I took) is the Trans-Mongolian, which travels from Moscow to Beijing or vice-versa, crossing Mongolia en route. The original Trans-Siberian route is the longest railway line in the world, running across Russia between Moscow and Vladivostok. Other routes and branches have been added over the years, so what we know as the Trans-Siberian Railway is actually a network of lines stitching together the East and West. It could also move troops across Russia if war broke out on its eastern borders. The main railway was constructed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily to ease access to Siberia’s natural resources like coal, oil and metal ores.
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