JUST 20 MINUTES TO TRAVEL FROM ONE CORNER OF THE CITY TO ANOTHER

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A ceremony took place last Friday in the Central Railway Station of Ulaanbaatar city to receive the first two “Railbus” RA series of high-speed trains. These trains came into the public transport service of the city in order to reduce a massive traffic jam in the city and to make the public transport more sufficient, rapid and comfortable. The railbuses, made in the Russia's "Metrovagonmash" factory will go for the service from the 6th of June. Having 136 seats, the railbus has a capacity of transporting 350-400 passengers in one race, speeding up to 100 km/hour. Thus, it will take just over 20 minutes to go from the Tolgoit to Amgalan railway stations. Construction works have started to build 3.7 km railways for the buses, and it is expected to be put into use next year. For this year, the railbuses will run on the rails used by domestic and international trains. Due to duplication of timetables of other trains, the railbuses will transport passengers just three times a day. Next year, the race frequency will increase to six times a day. Money of 300 million togrog will be allotted from the city's budget for erecting six extra stations. The tariff for the buses has not been fixed yet, and it will be released soon after consulting with the "Ulaanbaatar Railways" joint venture. Present at the ceremony were A.Gansukh, the Minister of Road and Transportation, E.Bat-Uul, the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city and other officials. "Having high-speed trains is important step for the public transport service of our city. It definitely will enhance the public transport service and will give us possibilities to prepare new urban planning. In other words, the improvement of the public transport will eliminate the difference between the city center and suburbs. It will bring many advantages such as reducing traffic jam on autoroads," Mr Bat-Uul said.