Sibirjak
Map of Sibirjak routes
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| Overview | |
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| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale |
Germany, Russia, Poland, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
| Current operator(s) | Deutsche Bahn, Russian Railways, Polish State Railways, Belarusian Railway, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy |
| Route | |
| Start | Berlin |
| End | Novosibirsk (and others) |
| Service frequency | One weekly |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge |
1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Sibirjak (Russian: Сибиряк, translit. Sibiryak, lit. 'Siberian') is a passenger train which linked Berlin to some of main routes and cities of Russia. The train passed through Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, partly traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway. With 5,130 km from Berlin to Novosibirsk it was the longest route of any that depart from a station within the European Union. The train service was discontinued with effect from 14 December 2013, due to lack of demand. The line was not actively promoted to potential customers by the Deutsche Bahn.
The train, which departed from Berlin Zoologischer Garten station, and stopped also at Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Berlin Ostbahnhof, ran through Poland and Belarus, serving Warsaw and Minsk. In the Belarusian capital the train was divided into branches: Siberian (4 branches), Southern (3 branches), and one to St.Petersburg. The total number of destinations was eight: Novosibirsk, St.Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Astana (in Kazakhstan) and Adler, a city in the suburbs of Sochi.
The train was scheduled to arrive in Berlin every Saturday at 09:12 and to leave again at 15:16.
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