The legendary Trans-Siberian Railway holds the vast territory of Siberia together. The actual length of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, (TransSib for short) from Moscow to Vladivostok is over 9,288 kilometers covering nearly all Eurasia.

It's the longest railway on the planet passing through two continents: Europe (19% of the whole length) and Asia (81%). The 1,778th km of the TransSib railway line is considered to be the border between Europe and Asia. Here, near Pervouralsk, at the foot of the slight Central Ural Mountains stands a monument that symbolizes the geographical border between those two continents. The TransSib is a working train and is the lifeline of Siberia. There are only a few intercity roads of reasonable quality that connect the cities and settlements in Siberia. It is the TransSib that has linked isolated parts of Siberia to the central part of Russia, and given impetus to the settling and development of eastern areas of Russia. The TransSib is famous for its numerous bridges (the biggest one is 2,612 meters in length) and tunnels, (the longest is 7klm) and some beautiful train stations. The most famous station is probably of Novosibirsk, which was once the biggest in the entire USSR. There is also a unique train station Slyudyanka near Lake Baikal. The whole building was made of marble in 1904 as a monument to the construction workers of the Railway.

You have to recognize that the Trans-Siberian Railroad is not a special tourist train. In fact, it comprises a number of railway lines and sub-lines that stretch from the west of Russia across the plains of Eurasia, some of which cover almost the entire route, such as the train “Russia,” or the “Baikal Express,” which runs from Moscow to Irkutsk (Lake Baikal). There are also services which run to Beijing (China) via Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).