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Mongolia opened the new Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN) in July 2021, located about 50 km from the center of Ulaanbaatar. Replacing Buyant-Ukhaa, it is the country's only international airport. Most airports of the 21 aimag centers of Mongolia have paved runways, but those closest to Ulaanbaatar lack scheduled air service.
The Trans-Mongolian Railway runs through Mongolia on 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) Russian gauge track, changing to standard gauge track after entering China. There are several spur lines: to the copper combine in Erdenet , to coal mines in Sharyngol , Nalaikh and Baganuur , to the fluorspar mine in Bor-Öndör , to the former Soviet ...
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] The Trans-Mongolian Railway passes through the station.
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 decision was made at the end of 2011 to begin construction of the first ever metro system in Mongolia. [4] [5] The project was intended to be financed by loans, by Japanese and other international capital. In 2015, construction was postponed. [6] In 2018, planning was resumed, and the cost was then expected to be around $1.5 billion. [7]
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Few outside Pyongyang’s military and political elite have travelled on the train, but pictures from state media show the interiors as being painted a glossy white, with long tables for meetings.
Mongolia's largest lake by volume of water, Lake Khövsgöl, drains via the Selenge river to the Arctic Ocean. One of the most easterly lakes of Mongolia, Hoh Nuur, at an elevation of 557 metres, is the lowest point in the country. [7] In total, the lakes and rivers of Mongolia cover 10,560 square kilometres, or 0.67% of the country. [1]