Ulaanbataar Railway
| Company type | Joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railways |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Mongolia |
Key people | Luvsandagva Purevbaatar (Chairman) |
| Services | Passenger trains, Rail transport, Cargo, |
| Owner | Russian Government via Russian Railways (50%) Government of Mongolia (50%) |
| Website | www |
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Ulaanbaatar Railway (UBTZ, Mongolian: Улаанбаатар төмөр зам (УБТЗ), romanized: Ulaanbaatar tömör zam (UBTZ), pronounced [ʊɮámbátʰər̥ tʰɵ́mɵr̥ t͡sám], Russian: Улан-Баторская железная дорога (УБЖД), romanized: Ulán-Bátorskaya zheléznaya doróga (UBŽD)) is the national railway operator of Mongolia. It was established in 1949 as a joint venture between the Mongolian People’s Republic and the Soviet Union. The company is jointly owned by the Mongolian and Russian government through Russian Railways, with each having a 50% stake.
Rail transport is an important means of travel in the landlocked country of Mongolia, which has relatively few paved roads. According to official statistics, rail transport carried 93% of Mongolian freight and 43% of passenger turnover in 2007. The Mongolian rail system employs 12,500 people. The national operator is UBTZ (Ulaanbataar Railway, traditionally also known as Mongolian Railway (MTZ, Mongolian: Монголын төмөр зам). This can be a source of confusion, since MTZ is a distinct company established in 2008 to maintain UBTZ infrastructure. The Mongolian Railway College is located in Ulaanbaatar.
The infrastructure of UBTZ consists of 1,815 km of broad gauge lines. UBTZ employs 14,046 people, owns 110 locomotives and about 3,000 wagons. The UBTZ network consists of two main lines:
- the Sukhbaatar-Zamyn-Üüd line, running north to south;
- the Ereentsav-Choibalsan line.