Night train route
AYaM Yakutia Train
Tynda → Nizhny Bestyakh · Russia
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23 hours north from the BAM at Tynda across permafrost to Nizhny Bestyakh on the Lena, one river crossing short of Yakutsk — Russia’s newest long-distance railway.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 178967 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 130 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 35 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the AYaM Yakutia Train?
The AYaM Yakutia Train runs 1,035 km from Tynda to Nizhny Bestyakh.
How long does the AYaM Yakutia Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~23 h for the 1,035 km. That is an average of 45 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the AYaM Yakutia Train?
Railways of Yakutia, with ZhDYa sleeper № 327/328.
How old is the AYaM Yakutia Train?
The line has been in service since 2019. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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