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Trans-Siberian Railway

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noun

  1. a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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An intended journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway in mid-2020 turned out to be poorly timed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The origins of the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian Railway, Hogwarts Express and Thomas The Tank Engine can be traced back to Trevithick's modest locomotive that is regarded by experts as the world's first railway engine.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

They traveled east on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok, then continued on to Japan and the United States.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A passenger train moves along an illuminated bridge of the Trans-Siberian Railway across the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia February 24, 2019.

From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2022

At that time the Trans-Siberian Railway was not completed farther than to Kansk, a small town east of the Yenisei.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

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