Increasing the carrying capacity of the Mongolian railway when creating new transport corridors

Abstract

The global transport system plays an important role in the development of economic and social ties between countries. One of the directions is the formation of transport corridors from Europe to Asia through the territory of the Russian Federation. At the present stage of Russia's economic development, the creation of transnational transport corridors is especially important. The global logistics market is growing and changing, the volume of traffic is increasing in the direction of the countries of the Asia-Pacific basin. Every year, the need of Asian countries for minerals is increasing, which, in turn, increases the flow of goods and the load on existing transport lines, therefore making it necessary to develop additional transport routes. In the article the possibility of opening a new railway transport corridor on the territory of the Mongolian People's Republic is considered. The paper assesses the effectiveness of various route options, a comparative analysis is carried out between existing corridors and those planned for opening. The necessary technical and technological transformations are described, resulting in the increase of carrying capacity of the Ulaanbaatar railway lines, as well as measures for modernizing  crossings at the country's borders. As a result of the opening of a new transport corridor on the territory of Mongolia, the capacity of the country's railway will increase. The activities completed will make it possible to implement a long-term plan to increase the volume of traffic from Russia to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region until 2030.