Baikal-Amur Mainline

Summary

Baikal-Amur Mainline is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Irkutsk Oblast^[3].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Buryatia^[4].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Zabaykalsky Krai^[5].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Sakha^[6].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Amur Oblast^[7].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is located in Khabarovsk Krai^[8].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is in the country of Russia^[9].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's instance of is recorded as railway line^[10].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline is operated by Russian Railways^[11].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's Commons category is recorded as Baikal Amur Mainline^[12].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Q113624602^[13].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Q113639456^[14].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Q113639550^[15].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Q113820087^[16].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Tinda — Bestoezjevo^[17].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Bestoezjevo — Noviy Oergal^[18].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Noviy Oergal — Oergal I^[19].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Oergal I — Komsomolsk-Sortirovotsjniy^[20].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline comprises Q113892342^[21].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's terminus is recorded as Tayshet railway station^[22].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's terminus is recorded as Q4426326^[23].
• 1938 marks the founding of Baikal-Amur Mainline^[24].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baikal Amur Mainline^[25].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification^[26].
• Baikal-Amur Mainline's track gauge is recorded as 1520 mm track gauge^[27].

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Geography

Baikal-Amur Mainline is in the country of Russia^[9]. Located in include Irkutsk Oblast^[3], an oblast of Russia^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1937^[30]; Buryatia^[4], a republic of Russia^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1992^[33]; Zabaykalsky Krai^[5], a krai of Russia^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 2008^[36]; Sakha^[6], a republic of Russia^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1990^[39]; Amur Oblast^[7], an oblast of Russia^[40], in Russia^[41], founded in 1932^[42]; and Khabarovsk Krai^[8], a krai of Russia^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1938^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Baikal-Amur Mainline's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3819'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Baikal-Amur Mainline's instance of is recorded as railway line^[10].

History and Context

1938 marks the founding of Baikal-Amur Mainline^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baikal-Amur Mainline include Medal "For Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway"^[47], a Soviet state award^[48], in Soviet Union^[49], founded in 1976^[50]; Pik BAM^[51], a mountain^[52], in Russia^[53]; 2031 BAM^[54], an asteroid^[55]; and Medal "50 years of the it"^[56], an award^[57], in Russia^[58], founded in 2022^[59].

Why It Matters

Baikal-Amur Mainline ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for it include Medal "For Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway"^[47], a Soviet state award^[48], in Soviet Union^[49], founded in 1976^[50]; Pik BAM^[51], a mountain^[52], in Russia^[53]; 2031 BAM^[54], an asteroid^[55]; and Medal "50 years of the it"^[56], an award^[57], in Russia^[58], founded in 2022^[59].