In Russian Railways compared the length of railways in Russia with two equators of the Earth // Head of Russian Railways Belozerov: the length of railways in Russia is 85 thousand km

The total length of railways in Russia is 85 thousand km, said the head of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov. Such a length, he said, would be enough to circle the Earth twice at the equator.

You know that we have a huge country, Russia. 85 thousand kilometers of railways have been laid on our territory. Such a length is enough to encircle the Earth twice and still remain, Belozerov said at the International Youth Festival (quoted by RIA Novosti). The length of the Earth's equator is slightly more than 40 thousand km.

The volume of transported Russian Railways for 10 years of cargo Oleg Belozerov compared with the weight of “2 thousand Egyptian pyramids of Cheops”. The company annually transports about 1 billion tons of cargo. In 2025, loading amounted to 1.1 billion tons, from January to August 2026 - 734.1 million tons.