GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s longest railway was completed on 21 July 1904. The world’s longest single railway journey, 5, 772 miles (9289 km) from Moscow to Vladivostok by way of Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk, nowadays takes about a week.

Detailed explanation-2: -By 1916, however, the Amur line was completed, for the first time allowing for an all-Russian route to Vladivostok.

Detailed explanation-3: -The longest railway in the world, this striking line connects Moscow with Vladivostok, covering a distance of 9, 198 kilometres. One of the boldest construction works of modern times, it took more than twenty-five years and great effort to build. No wonder it is a symbol of Russian pride and tenacity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Begun in 1891 and completed 100 years ago today (per Google Doodle), it’s the longest railroad line in the world. The 5, 772 miles of track connect Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok.