Russian broad-gauge network

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The Russian broad-gauge network is the extensive railway system across Russia and neighboring countries that uses a wider track gauge than the international standard, enabling heavy freight and high-capacity passenger transport over long distances.

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instanceOf broad-gauge railway system
railway network
alsoKnownAs 1520 mm gauge network
Russian gauge network NERFINISHED
borderCrossingTechnique bogie exchange
transshipment of freight
variable-gauge axles (limited use)
connectedTo Baikal–Amur Mainline NERFINISHED
Trans-Siberian Railway NERFINISHED
railway network of Central Asia
railway network of the Baltic states
railway network of the South Caucasus
countryServed Armenia NERFINISHED
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Belarus NERFINISHED
Estonia NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
Latvia NERFINISHED
Lithuania NERFINISHED
Mongolia NERFINISHED
North Korea NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED
Ukraine NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
dominantOperatorInRussia Russian Railways (RZD) NERFINISHED
enables high axle loads
high freight train capacity
long-distance continuous rail corridors
hasBreakOfGaugeWith Chinese standard-gauge network
standard-gauge European railway network
historicalOrigin Russian Empire railway development
primaryUse heavy freight transport
long-distance passenger transport
successorTo railway network of the Soviet Union
supportsServiceType international freight corridors
long-distance passenger trains
suburban and regional trains
trackGauge 1520 mm
typicalFreight bulk commodities
coal
containers
metals and minerals
oil and petroleum products
usesGaugeWiderThan 1435 mm standard gauge

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Lastochka designedForInfrastructure Russian broad-gauge network
Crimean Railway network partOf Russian broad-gauge network
this entity surface form: Russian broad-gauge railway system
Lithuanian Railways network connectsTo Russian broad-gauge network
this entity surface form: Russian railway network (Kaliningrad Oblast)