Top 12 rail journeys and stations in Russia
12 great train journeys and stations in Russia, from scenic lines to sleeper services.
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12 rail journeys
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1Scenic route
Trans-Siberian Railway (Rossiya train)
The world's longest rail line, crossed end to end by the Rossiya train over about a week.
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3Sleeper & night train
Red Arrow
Russia's best-known overnight train, running between the two capitals since 1931.
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4Heritage railway
Circum-Baikal Railway
Historic lakeside line with many tunnels and bridges along the shore of Lake Baikal.
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5Scenic route
Baikal–Amur Mainline
Long line through remote Siberian taiga and mountains, running north of the Trans-Siberian.
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6Sleeper & night train
Grand Express
Private overnight train with sleeping cars, including suites with en-suite showers.
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7Heritage railway
Ruskeala Express
Steam-hauled retro train to the Ruskeala marble quarry park in Karelia.
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8Scenic route
Lastochka to Krasnaya Polyana
Commuter service climbing the Mzymta valley from the Black Sea coast to the Caucasus ski resorts.
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9Landmark station
Kazansky Railway Station
Moscow terminus designed by Alexey Shchusev, echoing the Söyembikä Tower of the Kazan Kremlin.
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10Landmark station
Vitebsky Railway Station
St Petersburg's Art Nouveau station of 1904, successor to Russia's first railway terminus.
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11Landmark station
Yaroslavsky Railway Station
Neo-Russian station by Fyodor Schechtel and starting point of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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12Landmark station
Vladivostok Railway Station
Eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian, a neo-Russian building close to the harbour.
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