THE RAILWAY TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN (FOR THE 100-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY)

Abstract

The article gives a short description of the history of construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It covers the situation on Russia’s railways in the second half of the 19th century and debatable questions related to the selection of railway alignment, its function and financing of construction. The article also contains the information about work progress, its scale and construction costs.

Keywords

• transport policy
• railway transport
• track facilities
• railway stations
• stages and terms of construction
• financing activity
• state control