Ulaanbaatar Railbus

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The Ulaanbaatar Railbus is a rail-based public transit system in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.

Route[]

The rail route has one line, and starts at the west side of the capital at the , through the city centre to the east side of the city terminating at the . There are a total of eight stations on the route.[1]

Station Coordinates
47°54′31″N 106°46′42″E / 47.908578°N 106.778456°E / 47.908578; 106.778456
47°54′33″N 106°48′33″E / 47.909101°N 106.809277°E / 47.909101; 106.809277
47°54′32″N 106°50′52″E / 47.908899°N 106.847663°E / 47.908899; 106.847663
Ulaanbaatar Train Station 47°54′31″N 106°53′02″E / 47.908683°N 106.883917°E / 47.908683; 106.883917
47°54′27″N 106°55′50″E / 47.907585°N 106.930521°E / 47.907585; 106.930521
47°54′27″N 106°56′51″E / 47.907462°N 106.947582°E / 47.907462; 106.947582
47°54′25″N 106°58′13″E / 47.907043°N 106.970177°E / 47.907043; 106.970177
47°54′12″N 107°00′52″E / 47.903341°N 107.014331°E / 47.903341; 107.014331

Rolling stock[]

Two Transmashholding PA-2 railbuses are operated on the route, the first trip was on 7 June 2014. The railbusses can reach a speed of 160 km/h (100 mph),[1] making the cross-city trip in 45-47 minute at an average speed of 100 km/h (60 mph).[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Uchral, G. (19 June 2014). "Railbus: A time saver for Ulaanbaatar". UB Post. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ "City Railbus in service from today". English News MN. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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