Night train route
Erdenet Railway
Ulaanbaatar → Erdenet · Mongolia
Overnight sleeper north from the capital to the Soviet-built copper city of Erdenet, branching off the Trans-Mongolian near Darkhan.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
Questions and answers
How long is the Erdenet Railway?
The Erdenet Railway runs 390 km from Ulaanbaatar to Erdenet.
How long does the Erdenet Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 11 h 25 min for the 390 km. That is an average of 34 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Erdenet Railway?
Ulaanbaatar Railway, with 2TE116, sleeper.
How old is the Erdenet Railway?
The line has been in service since 1977. 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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