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Train routes in Belarus
4 routes · classic 2 · night train 1 · heritage 1
4 routes cross Belarus in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Yantar at 1,285 km; the fastest is the Minsk–Brest Business Class, running up to 140 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1871. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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Classic (2)
- Minsk–Brest Business Class
Follows the old Moscow–Warsaw corridor to Brest, the fortress city on the Bug where Belarus’s broad gauge meets the EU frontier.
Wikipedia ↗ - Minsk–Gomel Regional Express
Links the capital with Gomel, Belarus’s second city near the Ukrainian border and the fringe of the Chernobyl zone.
Wikipedia (BE) ↗
Night train (1)
- Yantar
Running since 1964, the Yantar threads Moscow to Russia’s Baltic exclave via Minsk and Vilnius — the last corridor where Russian passenger trains still cross the EU.
Wikipedia (RU) ↗
Heritage (1)
- Zaslonov Children’s Railway
A working 750 mm railway through Chelyuskintsy Park operated entirely by schoolchildren training as drivers, conductors and dispatchers.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Belarus?
The Minsk–Brest Business Class, running Minsk to Brest at up to 140 km/h. It is one of 4 routes in Belarus in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Belarus?
Yes — 1 sleeper service in this atlas serves Belarus: Yantar (Moscow – Kaliningrad).
Can you cross the border by train from Belarus?
Yes — 1 of its 4 routes continues into another country: Yantar (Moscow – Kaliningrad).
Which is the most scenic railway in Belarus?
No line in Belarus is classed scenic or mountain in this atlas — its 4 routes are everyday services rather than journeys taken for the view.
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