Trans-Siberian Railway is a
network of railways connecting Moscow with
the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is
the longest railway in the world. There are
branch lines to China through Mongolia and
Manchuria, with service continuing to North
Korea. It was built between 1891 and 1916 to
connect Moscow with the Far-East city of
Vladivostok. En route it passes through the cities
of Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk,
Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk.
The main route of the Trans-Siberian originates
in Moscow at Yaroslavsky Vokzal, runs through
Yaroslavl, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk,
Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita and Khabarovsk to
Vladivostok via southern Siberia and was built
from 1891 to 1916 under the supervision of
government ministers of Russia who were
personally appointed by the Tsar Alexander III
and by his son, Tsar Nicholas II.