Longest train journey without changing trains

What to remember

The longest train journey without changing trains links Moscow to Vladivostok, in Russia: 9,300 km aboard the Rossiya, trains number 1 and 2, run by Russian Railways. The train runs daily, makes 140 stops and takes 164 hours, about 7 days, from one end to the other.

The Rossiya travels on the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway line in the world, which connects European Russia to the Russian Far East over more than 9,289 km. It was built between 1891 and 1916 under ministers personally appointed by Alexander III and then by his son Nicholas II. Since 1916, the line has directly connected Moscow with Vladivostok.

Contrary to a common belief, no train is called the "Trans-Siberian": the name refers to the network, and the trains that use it carry different names depending on where they go. The Rossiya is the fastest over the whole route. For many isolated Siberian villages, the train is sometimes the only way to get around.