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The Soviet Union, Mongolia, and the People's Republic of China agreed to extend the line from Ulaanbaatar to the Chinese border. In Mongolia, the railway was built by the Soviet 505th Penal Unit, made up of soldiers mainly imprisoned for surrendering during the war. The railway was opened by Inner Mongolian leader Ulanhu on 1 January 1956. [2] [3]
The national operator is UBTZ (Ulaanbataar Railway, traditionally also known as Mongolian Railway (MTZ, Mongolian: Монголын төмөр зам). This can be a source of confusion, since MTZ is a distinct company established in 2008 to maintain UBTZ infrastructure. [6] The Mongolian Railway College is located in Ulaanbaatar. [7]
A separate railway line is in the east of the country between Choibalsan and the Trans-Siberian at Borzya; however, that line is closed to passengers beyond the Mongolian town of Chuluunkhoroot. [2] For domestic transport, daily trains run from Ulaanbaatar to Darkhan, Sukhbaatar, and Erdenet, as well as Zamiin-Üüd, Choir and Sainshand.
The Trans-Mongolian Railway stretches 2,215 kilometers from Mongolia’s northern border with Russia to China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The Haoji Railway (Chinese: 浩吉铁路; pinyin: Hàojí tiělù), fully known as Kholbolji/Haolebaoji to Ji'an railway [1] (Chinese: 浩勒报吉至吉安铁路; pinyin: Hàolèbàojí zhì Jí'ān tiělù), formerly known as Menghua Railway (West Inner Mongolia to Central China), [2] is a 1,813.5 km (1,127 mi) [1] freight-dedicated railway in China.
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian: Улаанбаатар өртөө) is the main railway station of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. [ 2 ] The station is the center of regional and international traffic in Mongolia, and is the largest station in the country. [ 3 ]
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The most prominent rail link with Beijing is the overnight K90 train, which has served the Hohhot-Beijing line since the 1980s and is referred to colloquially as the "9-0". Westbound trains go through Baotou and Lanzhou. There are also rail links to most major Inner Mongolian cities and to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.