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Trans-Siberian Railway

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Trans-Siberian Railway

The longest railway line on Earth, spanning 9,289 km/Trains & Rail

Stretching from Moscow to Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world. Construction began in 1891 and took over 25 years. The full journey crosses 8 time zones, 87 cities, and 16 rivers. Passengers spend roughly 6 days aboard, during which they will consume approximately infinite cups of tea from the samovar at the end of each carriage.

Measurements

Total route length9.3 million m
3,394Golden Gate Bridges
101,586American football fields

Moscow to Vladivostok

Journey duration518,400 s
864Car washes
57.6Marvel movies

About 6 days non-stop

Average speed18 m/s
2.3 thousandthsSpace Station orbits
3Sailing boats

Including all stops

Construction time788 million s
1.3 millionCar washes
788 millionMississippis

About 25 years

Number of bridges total span100,000 m
12.5 millionLadybugs
2.37Marathon routes

Estimated combined bridge length

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