The railway system connecting St-Petersburg to Vladivostok is ______.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 01 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Trans – Siberian Railways.

Key Points

Trans–Siberian Railway:
- This is a trans–Siberian Railways major rail route of Russia that runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east passing through Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk.
- It is the most important route in Asia and the longest (9,332 km) double-tracked and electrified transcontinental 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 Yenisei rivers Chita is an important agro centre and Irkutsk is a fur centre.

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Additional Information

Trans Arabian Railway
- This is a concept as yet that has been approved by Saudi Arabia.
- This rail route will connect Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.
- This ambitious project is called the GCC Rail network.
- Russian Railways is interested in constructing this project.
Trans European Railway
- It is a project by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- It is a joint project with Tran European Motorways.
- It aims at connecting Central, East, and South-Eastern Countries.
Trans-Asian Railway
- It is a plan to construct a freight train network across Asia to Europe.
- The project is under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).