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Rossiya

Long-Distance and High-Speed Passenger Rail Services

Rossiya is the flagship passenger train of the Trans-Siberian Railway, running the full 9,289-kilometre line between Moscow and Vladivostok over roughly a week. It is the named service most closely identified with the Trans-Siberian route itself, distinct from the physical railway it runs on. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Significance
Flagship passenger train of the Trans-Siberian Railway, covering the entire 9,289 kilometre line between Moscow and Vladivostok, the longest single train journey in the world. 1
Route Type
Long-distance passenger rail service 1
Termini
Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia 1
Length (km)
9289 1
Operational Status
Active 1
Disputed
Established Year
1965 1
Sources differ on when the Trans-Siberian's flagship Moscow-Vladivostok through train first carried the Rossiya name and train numbers 1/2; many tertiary sources date the branding to a mid-1960s rebranding, others simply to the completion of continuous through service decades earlier.
Operational Status
Operational Status (category)
Active 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rossiya (train)
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