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- The Union- Pacific railway
- The Australian Trans-Continental Railway
- Trans-Canadian Railway
- Trans-Siberian Railway
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Option 4 : Trans-Siberian Railway
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer isTrans-Siberian Railway.
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- The longest railway line in the world isTrans-Siberian Railway.
- The Trans–Siberian Railwayconnects Moscow with the Russian far east. Its running distance is9,259 kilometres or 5,753 miles.The journey takes (167 hours) 6 days to complete.
- The Trans-Siberian railway line has connected Moscow to Vladivostok since 1916, and it is still being expanded. There are also branch lines into Mongolia, China, and North Korea.
- Tsar Alexander III and his son personally appointed ministers to build this railway line from 1891 to 1916.
- Trans- Siberian Railway played an important role in World War II insupplying the powers fighting in Europe. It also transported Soviet troops west from the Far East to take part in the Soviet counteroffensive.
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| Railway line | Description |
| The Union-Pacific railway | Union Pacific Railroad is a U.S. Class I railroad owned by Union Pacific Corporation operating 31,800 route miles of track and covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States. |
| The Australian Trans-Continental Railway | This is the longest route of Australia, connecting Sydney in the east to Perth in the west. Major junctions on this route are Broken Hill, Kalgoorlie, and Coolgardie. The route includes the longest length of straight track in the world-478.193 kilometers (297.135 miles). |
| Trans-Canadian Railway | The longest trans-continental railway of North America isTrans-Canadian Railway. It has 7,000 kilometers long rail line. It runs between Halifax city of Nova Scotia and Prince Rupert of British Columbia. this line is the economic artery of Canada. |
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