Ulaanbaatar railway station explained

Ulaanbaatar
Type:Trans-Mongolian Railway terminal
Address:Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Line:SükhbaatarUlaanbaatar
Platform:3 (2 island platforms)
Tracks:6
Parking:yes
Opened:1949[1]
Electrified:no
Code:3100022
Owned:Trans-Mongolian Railway

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian: Улаанбаатар өртөө) is the main railway station of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.[2]

The station is the center of regional and international traffic in Mongolia, and is the largest station in the country.[3] The Trans-Mongolian Railway passes through the station.

History

The station was opened in 1949. In 2014 it became the main terminal of the Ulaanbaatar Railbus.[4]

Trains

Train number Destination Operated by
003/004 Moscow (Yaroslavsky)
Beijing (Main)
Chinese Railways
005/006 Moscow (Yaroslavsky) Russian Railways
Mongolian Railways
021/022 Mongolian Railways
023/024 Beijing (Main) Chinese Railways
Mongolian Railways
033/034 Chinese Railways
Mongolian Railways
263/264 Mongolian Railways
271/272 Mongolian Railways
275/276 Mongolian Railways
277/278 Mongolian Railways
281/282 Darkhan (cars: Sharyngol) Mongolian Railways
285/286 Mongolian Railways
305/306 Russian Railways
Mongolian Railways
311/312 Mongolian Railways
609/610 Bor-Öndör (Cars that continue to Ulaanbaatar detach in Airag) Mongolian Railways

External links

Notes and References

  1. Железнодорожные станции СССР. Справочник. – М.: Транспорт, 1981
  2. http://parovoz.com/history/electrification/1969-71.php Stations of Mongolia on paravoz.com
  3. http://www.mtz.mn/ Information
  4. http://train.votpusk.ru/station.asp?stcode=3100022 Train times of the railbus