Russian railroad specialists working on UBTZ main line upgrade

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2020-10-09 16:15:44

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Over 20 railroad specialists from  Eastern Siberian Railway of the Russian Federation  have arrived in Mongolia, bringing over 100 machines and tools of their own, to help upgrade the 18 km railroad between Shargyn Ovoo junction and Zamyn-Uud station.


Ulaanbaatar Railway (UBTZ) joint venture company is putting special emphasis on enhancing the transport capacity of its main line as the railroad transport volume has been increasing.  Starting October 8, the Russian specialists are working as the main line upgrade project’s subcontractor. The equipment operators will work here until the end of this month.


The involvement of the Russian railroad workers with its machinery in the project allows UBTZ to use its equipment in the construction of Zuunbayan-Tavantolgoi railroad and the extension of Darkhan, Chuluut, Bayan and other stations and junctions.


Following their arrival in the country, the specialists from Russia were quarantined for monitoring as part of the COVID-19 preventive measures.



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