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Soviet Railways

Soviet Railways (Russian: Советские железные дороги (СЖД)) was the state owned national railway system of the Soviet Union, headquartered in Moscow. The railway started operations in December 1922, shortly after the formation of the Soviet Union.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1
  • HeadquartersMoscow1
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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Photo: Volkov Vitaly w:ru:Участник:Kneiphof (Волков Виталий Сергеевич), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Soviet Railways (Russian: Советские железные дороги (СЖД)) was the state owned national railway system of the Soviet Union, headquartered in Moscow. The railway started operations in December 1922, shortly after the formation of the Soviet Union. Soviet Railways greatly upgraded and expanded the Russian Imperial Railways to meet the demands of the new country. It operated until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991.2

Products and brands

  • railway

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded history of rail transport in Russia1
  2. Succeeded Deutsche Reichsbahn1
  3. Succeeded by Russian Railways1

Timeline

  1. 1991Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1922Founded Founded1

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