Siberian Railway and Vladivostok as Capital of Far East

Although it technically only runs through Siberia between Chelyabinsk Station and Vladivostok Station, the name Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR) is commonly used for all lines and side lines running between Moscow and Vladivostok. Planning for the TSR first started in the 1850s, and about 50 years later, the tracks were finally opened. Even today, the TSR remains an important overland route between the Russian Far East and Europe. Vladivostok, located in the Russian Far East, is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai region and a friendship city of Tottori City. Vladivostok station was built in the Russian Revival style and exudes an atmosphere of former times.