Moscow is the European capital that serves as the western terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The classic Trans-Siberian route connects Moscow with Vladivostok across Russia. It crosses the country’s vast interior and reaches the Pacific coast, making it one of the longest railway journeys in the world. Moscow’s Yaroslavsky railway station is traditionally associated with the route’s western starting point.
Construction of the main line began in 1891 during the Russian Empire. The railway helped connect European Russia with Siberia and the Far East, while also supporting settlement, trade, and military movement across the empire.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is not a single international network extending across all of Eurasia. The Trans-Manchurian and Trans-Mongolian routes are related branches, but their destinations and paths differ from the classic Moscow–Vladivostok line.