Ulaanbaatar
Railway Projects of Strategic Importance to Commence in Near Future
Economy
Ulaanbaatar, September 4, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The Minister of Road and
Transport Development S. Byambatsogt met with the Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Mongolia A.N. Yevsikov on
September 1, 2023, and agreed to jointly implement the major development project
of the railway sector in the near future.
The Minister S. Byambatsogt
spoke that Ereentsav-Choibalsan-Khuot-Bichigt railroad would become the central
railway corridor connecting Mongolia, China and Russia. “At present, our
country has only one railway crossing to China, i.e. Zamyn-Uud. By the commissioning
of this railway, the number of cargos passing through Mongolia would increase,
and the transportation volume of the three countries would grow hugely, which
is of particular social and economic significance. Mongolia has signed an
agreement with the concessionaire and is working to start the construction work
in the near future. To this end, along the construction of the
Choibalsan-Khuot-Bichigt railway, it is necessary to renovate the Ereentsav-Choibalsan
railway. We have asked from Russia to cooperate in the start of the major overhaul
in the near future”.
Also, the Bogdkhan Railway Project
passing through Ulaanbaatar is critical for upgrading the capacity of the
railway, creating work places in settlement areas, and reducing congestion. Since
the Feasibility Study of the Project to implement in cooperation with the
Russian Federation has been developed,
it is required to urgently start the major overhaul, commence construction
works, accelerate Zuunbayan-Sainshand railway capacity and train exchange, and establish
technical compliance. Therefore, the Minister discussed with the Ambassador about
intensive solution and implementation of these issues, and asked to convey them
to the shareholders of the Russian side of the Mongolian-Russian Joint Venture Company
"Ulaanbaatar Railway".
The Ambassador A.N. Yevsikov
said that he would pay exceptional attention to immediate commencement of the
major overhaul and modernization of the railway, expansion of the transport
corridor of the three countries, and increase of cargo transportation. In addition,
he expressed his desire to come to a consensus on how to make the Railway double-track,
how to settle budgets and financing, and how to develop the Mongolian-Russian Joint
Venture Company "Ulaanbaatar Railway", a symbol of friendship of the
two countries, in the next 70 years.
