Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.

WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
WHEN: 1917
WHERE: Moscow, Russia Pyongyang, Korea (North)
WHAT: 6,346 miles, 10,214 km

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

I guess that it at least starts in Europe. FFM

Ronald Mcdonald wrote:

    > The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
    > miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
    > week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
    >
    > WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
    > WHEN: 1917
    > WHERE: Moscow, Russia Pyongyang, Korea (North)
    > WHAT: 6,346 miles, 10,214 km

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

[email protected] (Ronald Mcdonald) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
    > The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
    > miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
    > week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
    >
    > WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
    > WHEN: 1917
    > WHERE: Moscow, Russia Pyongyang, Korea (North)
    > WHAT: 6,346 miles, 10,214 km

Is this train still running a regular service? I imagine it would
rather difficult for an american or brit to get into North Korea...

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

"Ronald Mcdonald" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
    > miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
    > week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
    > WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
    > WHEN: 1917

Well it's not the longest is it? It's an historical fact. I'd rather hear
trains that are running now!

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

"Mark Hewitt" <[email protected]> skrev i
meddelandet news:[email protected]...
    > "Ronald Mcdonald" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
    > > miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
    > > week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
    > >
    > > WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
    > > WHEN: 1917
    > Well it's not the longest is it? It's an historical fact. I'd rather hear
    > trains that are running now!
Don't know why 1917 was written but in fact the Moscow-Pyongyang train was
included in my last Th.Cook overseas timetable so it's possibly still the
longest train ride without changing.

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

On 13 Aug 2003 12:53:52 -0700, [email protected] (Ronald
Mcdonald) wrote:

    >The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
    >miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
    >week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
    >WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway
    >WHEN: 1917
    >WHERE: Moscow, Russia Pyongyang, Korea (North)
    >WHAT: 6,346 miles, 10,214 km


AFAIK the Trans-Siberian train Moscow-Vladivostok is "the world's
longest run without changing trains":

Actual length of Transsib by the main passenger way is 9288,2 km (5772
miles). That is why it is the longest railway in the world crossing
almost whole Eurasia. Tariff price is a little bit bigger - 9298 km
and doesn't concur with the real one.

Trans-Siberian "Rossiya" (Train 2) Moscow-Vladivostok = 9288 km (5772
miles) every uneven date

"Trans Mongolian" (Train 4) Moscow-Beijing (through Mongolia) = 7867
km (4889 miles) every Tuesdays

"Trans Manchurian" (Train 20) Moscow-Beijing (round Mongolia) = 9001
km (5594 miles) every Fridays

Maybe exists a secondary railway line Vladivostok-Khasan (Russia) then
to Phenian (Korea), maybe,
always IMHO :-)

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

webpecker <[email protected]> wrote:

    >AFAIK the Trans-Siberian train Moscow-Vladivostok is "the world's
    >longest run without changing trains":

I've always wanted to ride that route. Do they still have to stop at
one town on the route and switch the carriages to different chassis
due to differing rail gagues in Russia and China?

K

Re: Longest Train Ride Without Changing Trains
 

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:53:55 GMT, Keeger <[email protected]> wrote:

    >webpecker <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>AFAIK the Trans-Siberian train Moscow-Vladivostok is "the world's
    >>longest run without changing trains":
    >I've always wanted to ride that route. Do they still have to stop at
    >one town on the route and switch the carriages to different chassis
    >due to differing rail gagues in Russia and China?

At the Chinese side they change the wheels (called bogeys). The
Russians and Mongolians have different gauge rails.

cheers, webpecker