The Tomsk–Tayga railway line is the railway branch connecting the

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

with

Tomsk Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population: Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a not ...

Main information

The line is a single track throughout. Construction started in summer 1895 and completed in the end of 1896. Had at that time a length of 89 miles (95 kilometers). The need for the branches associated with the decision to build the

to bypass

, which was adopted in 1893. The beginning of the branches was a 213-mile (227-th kilometer or about) the Medium-Siberian railway from nameless settlement of the

. Later the station became known as

–

Tayga Tayga (russian: Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Kemerovo. Population: The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia. Geography The town is a railroad junction on Trans-Siberian Railway, a ...

, and later

. Now it is 3565-th kilometer of the

, on which is situated the town of Tayga,

Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

. The first 20 miles from the Tayga line runs along the watershed of the Katata/Cherbak (tributaries Yai) and Togakushi/Vasandani (tributaries

Tom River The Tom ( rus, Томь, p=tomʲ, cjs, Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in Central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast.Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

road. The endpoint of the branch was on the Bank of Tom river at the Marina, Ceremonii.

Second track

The need for the construction of the second track was first officially recognized in 1993 after the accident at the

Siberian chemical combine The Siberian Chemical Combine (russian: Сибирский химический комбинат) was established in 1953 in Tomsk-7 now known as Seversk, in the Tomsk Region as a single complex of the nuclear technological cycle for the creation o ...

. Then, the

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n Government has allocated 10 billion

Ruble The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union. , currencies named ''rub ...

s for the completion of the liquidation of the accident consequences. The

Governor of Tomsk Oblast Governor of Tomsk Oblast is the highest official and the head of the executive power of Tomsk Oblast in Russia. Term of office - five years History List of governors References {{Governors of federal subjects of Russia Links Website of Gove ...

Victor Kress has disposed to spend the money including the construction of a second track between Tomsk-2 and

(87 km). In 1994 has been allocated 200 million Rubles, which were intended Corporation "Transstroy". However, the second tracks were not laid anywhere. Only between stations Tomsk-2 and Tomsk-1 was made mound and delivered the pillars under the electrification of the second track.Лирмак Ю. Как выжить в Томской области? Томск: Красное знамя, 2007.

References

External links

Map of Tomsk Railway

(Тайга—Богашёво) * ttp://www.transsib.ru/trip-tom2.htm Дмитрий Афонин. Путевые заметки. Вокруг да около(Богашёво—Томск-II)
Дмитрий Афонин. Томск и Транссиб
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