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History of rail transport in Belarus

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A view of the Baranovichi railway museum

The first line crossing Belarus was the Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway, which started operating in late 1862. This included section and railway station in Grodno.[1] During the mid 1860s, a railway line was also built from Daugavpils to Polatsk and further to Vitebsk. The Warsaw–Brest Railway, opened in 1866; completed to Moscow in 1871.[2]

The Libau–Romny Railway was built in 1871–1874. It passed through Belarus.

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