Baikal-Amur Mainline
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The Baikal-Amur Mainline (Russian: Байка́ло-Аму́рская Магистра́ль bigh-KAHL-uh uh-MOOR-skuh-yuh mah-gee-STRAL') or BAM (Russian: БАМ) is a railway line that crosses Russia, running parallel to the Trans-Siberian Railway.
UnderstandThe BAM splits from Trans-Siberian Railway at Tayshet, some 700 km west of Baikal lake, and passes the Baikal from the north at Severobaikalsk.
Get inWhile Tayshet is the official starting point of the BAM, most travelers coming from Western Russia start their journey at Irkutsk, the nearest large city.
GoFor most of its length the BAM is single track. It is also not fully electrified. BAM was a huge Soviet project, and workers from all parts of the Soviet Union were brought to construct it.
Stations and notable landmarks
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Baikal-Amur Mainline" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: User:Stefan Kühn, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons