The Trans-Siberian Railway covers a distance from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan.
The main route was inaugurated after thirteen years of work, on July 21, 1904. With an extension of 9288 km, it joins Moscow with the Russian coast of the Pacific Ocean, more precisely with Vladivostok (located in the Sea of Japan, and whose meaning in Russian is "power over the east"). This route, which crosses eight time zones and whose route demands about 7 days of travel, constitutes the longest continuous rail service in the world, with the exception of the route that is done twice a month regularly, and which serves as a connection between Moscow and Pyonyang. There are branches to China, through Mongolia and Manchuria, with continuous service to North Korea.