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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

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

Artyom Lukin, a political scientist at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, said Russia has long seen an inter-Korean connection to the Trans-Siberian Railway as a way of extending its influence in the Far East.

From Washington Post Aug. 3, 2018

That the fugitive would strike inland and try to reach Europe by means of the Trans-Siberian Railway seemed out of the question.

From Never-Fail Blake by Arthur Stringer

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