Night train route
Zamyn-Üüd Express
Ulaanbaatar → Zamyn-Üüd · Mongolia
The domestic overnight across the Gobi Desert from Ulaanbaatar to the Chinese-border town of Zamyn-Üüd, halting at Choir and Sainshand.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2707161 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 33 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 8 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 Zamyn-Üüd Express?
The Zamyn-Üüd Express runs 709 km from Ulaanbaatar to Zamyn-Üüd.
How long does the Zamyn-Üüd Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 14 h for the 709 km. That is an average of 51 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Zamyn-Üüd Express?
Ulaanbaatar Railway, with 2M62, sleeper.
How old is the Zamyn-Üüd Express?
The line has been in service since 1955. 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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