UBTZ (Ulaanbataar Railway Bureau, mn, Улаанбаатар төмөр зам, УБТЗ ''Mongolyn tömöt zam''; ) is
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
's national railway operator. It was established in 1949 as a joint venture between the
Mongolian People’s Republic
The Mongolian People's Republic ( mn, Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс, БНМАУ; , ''BNMAU''; ) was a socialist state which existed from 1924 to 1992, located in the historical region of Outer Mongolia in East Asia. It w ...
and the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
The company is jointly owned by the Mongolian and Russian government, with each having a 50% stake. Luvsandagva Purevbaatar is the company's chairman since December 2014.
The infrastructure of UBTZ consists of 1,815 km of
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
lines.
UBTZ employs 14,046 people, owns 110 locomotives and about 3,000 wagons.
The UBTZ network consists of two main lines:
* the
Sukhbaatar-Zamyn-Üüd line, running north to south;
* the
Ereentsav
Chuluunkhoroot ( mn, Чулуунхороот, ''stone corral''), also Ereentsav (), is a sum (district) center in the Dornod Province, Mongolia. It is located very close to the Russian-Mongolian border, and sees frequent visits from Solov'yovsk ...
-
Choibalsan line.
References
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External links
Official website
Railway companies of Mongolia
Government-owned companies of Mongolia
Government-owned companies of Russia