Vostok (Russian train)

Vostok
K19 in Beijing
Overview
Commenced 31 January 1954
Terminated 5 February 2020（suspended）[1]
Country Russia
Operator RZD Moscow
Current train no. 061М/062М（Moscow↔Chita）

319Ч/320Ч（Chita↔Zabaikalsk） K19/20（China）

Class K-train
Locale  Moscow ↔  Beijing
Major stops Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Tianjin
Operation time 139h 58m（K19）

144h 54m（K20）

Departure time Beijing：Sat 23:00

Moscow：Sat 23:45

Arrival time Moscow：Fri 13:58

Beijing：Next Sat 05:49

Route Trans Siberia
Train services
Classes Premium kupe

Platzkart

Sleepers Yes
Accesibility Yes
Catering Yes
Luggage Yes
Technical
Rolling stock Type 61-4440 coaches
Gauge 1,435mm（Standard）

1,520mm（Russian gauge）

Electrification 25kv 50HZ

DC 3000V

019/020 Vostok (Russian: Восток) is an international train operated by RZD Moscow which runs between Moscow Yaroslavl and Beijing. The train number is 019Ч/020Щ in Russia and K19/20 in China. It commenced operations from 31 January 1954. The train is operated by RZD Moscow. [2]

The journey of the train last for 144 hrs 54 mins from Mosocw and 139 hrs 58 mins from Beijing, which runs a distance of 8986km. From these statistics, it holds the longest international train record until 2020, which the Moscow-Pyongyang train breaks the record of 10267 km (208 hrs 25 mins).[3]

History

In 1 May 1949, train 1/2 from Peiping to Mukden South commenced operations under CR Tientsin, and the train extended to Manchuria in 1 November, which 7 coaches are operated by CR Tsitsihar.[4] China and Soviet Union agreed in 1950 to operate an international train, and it commenced operations in 1951, though the same ticket is issued but passengers should buy separate tickets for China and Soviet sections and change trains at Manchuria.

Vostok coach before 2008

An agreement was signed in 1953 between China and Soviet Railways in Moscow to commence operations for a direct through train[5]: 4 . To prepare for the train service, about 200 related personnel participated in the training at Harbin. On 7 December, trial operations for the train from Moscow-Beijing.

Commencement of direct through train in 1954

On 31 January 1954, Beijing-Moscow through train commenced operations, the train service is operated by Soviet Union, and the train number continued the Beijing-Manchuria 1/2, the frequency increased from two trains per week to three trains. The travel time and distance is 214 hrs and 9050km respectively, becoming the longest international train by travel distance.[5]: 6 

Due to Sino-Soviet split and rescheduling in China, the train number changed from 1/2 to 19/20 in China and 17/18 in Soviet Union, the train is reduced to one train per week. The train is continued to operated by Soviet Railways and attached 2 hard sleepers, canteen and postal coaches from CR Beijing. In 1983, the train number is unified as 19/20.[5]: 81  In 1989, Soviet Railways commenced a second 19/20 train and attached an additional coach for Moscow-Shenyang between 1992 to 1996.[5]: 193 

After the dissolution of Soviet Union, the operations were transferred to RZD.[6] During the third acceleration campaign in 2000, the train was elevated to K19/20 fast train. In 2008. all coaches are refurbished and phasing out German made coaches.[7]

From 9 July 2020, RZD reschedules Vostok to attach coaches of 062М/061М to Vladivostok, and use the same train no. between Moscow and Chita, while the Zabaikalsk section as 320Ч/319Ч and Chinese section as K20/19.

Due to COVID-19, all Vostok trains terminates service at Zaibaikalsk[8], non-Russian passengers are refused entry and the train will directly transported back to Moscow.[9][10] Vostok services was suspended from 5 February 2020.[11]

Train composition

Type 61-4440 coaches for K19/20 are manufactured by Tver, composing of 4 pax room platzkart, accessible-friendly 4 pax room and a 2 pax room platzkart with broadcast room and accessible lavatory, the premium kupe have 9 rooms for 2 pax and all coaches are installed with surveilance systems, bathrooms, telephone and fire alert systems. The forementioned coaches are commenced from 2018 and are closed-circuits. As for Chinese section coaches are Type 18 canteen and platzkart.[12]

There will be 18 coaches between Zabaikalsk and Moscow, which 13 platzkart, 3 premium kupe, canteen and luggage 1 each, and will attach the CR canteen and platzkart coaches from Manchuria to Beijing, thus there will be 18 coaches in Chinese section.[13]

In addition, Vostok used to attach a premium kupe and platzkart to Pyongyang and change to K27/28. However, due to low ridership and technical issues, the coaches are rearranged to Rossiya and send by KSR.

Due to gauge differences, all trains must break of gauge at Zabaikalsk station, and passenger must clear immigration and wait for five hours.

Section Coach Type Capacity Class Operator
Moscow–Zabaikalsk 18 61-4440
РЕСТОРАН 		Canteen RZD Moscow
19 61-4440 Platzkart
Moscow–Beijing 0 61-4440
МЕСТ-02
БАГАЖНЫИ 		2 pax Luggage
1–3 61-4440
МЕСТ-36 		36 pax Platzkart
4 61-4440
МЕСТ-26 		26 pax Platzkartwith disabled access
5–7 61-4440
МЕСТ-18 		18 pax Premium kupe
10–17 61-4440
МЕСТ-36 		36 pax Platzkart
Manchuria–Beijing 8 CA18 Canteen CR Beijing
9 YW18 Hard sleeper
  • K19 coach
    K19 coach
  • Luggage coach
    Luggage coach
  • No. 1 Platzkart
    No. 1 Platzkart
  • No. 3 Platzkart
    No. 3 Platzkart
  • No. 4 Premium Kupe
    No. 4 Premium Kupe
  • CA18 canteen coach attached to K19
    CA18 canteen coach attached to K19
  • K19 at Beijing
    K19 at Beijing
  • K19 on Timetable
    K19 on Timetable
  • K19 calls at Harbin platform 4
    K19 calls at Harbin platform 4
  • K19 calls at Harbin platform 18
    K19 calls at Harbin platform 18
  • 019 at Mariinsk
    019 at Mariinsk

Loco shift

HXD3D "Communist" hauling K20

K19/20 is hauled by HXD3D "Communist" loco from Beijing to Harbin, and will take shift at Shenyang station, then another HXD3D will take shift from Harbin to Manchuria, for the Manchuria-Zabaikalsk section will be hauled by HXN5 diesel loco.

In the Russian section, the train is hauled by TEP70BS from Zabaikalsk to Borzya, then will be hauled by EP1 or EP1P electric loco to Mariinsk and shift at Zima. From Mariinsk to Balezino, an EP2K loco will haul the train, then will change to ChS4T or EP1M loco to Vladimir, the final leg will be hauled by ChS7 or EP2K to Moscow. All shifts in Russia are taken by RZD drivers.

Section Loco Operator Shift
Beijing–Harbin HXD3D ("Communist") CR Shenyang Shift at Shenyang
Harbin–Manchuria HXD3D CR Harbin Harbin shift
Manchuria–Zabaikalsk HXN5 CR Harbin Manchuria shift
Zabaikalsk–Borzya EP1 RZD
Borzya–Chita EP1 RZD
Chita–Mariinsk EP1P RZD
Mariinsk–Balezino EP2K RZD
Balezino–Vladimir ChS4T
EP1M 		RZD
Vladimir–Moscow ChS7
EP2K 		RZD

Schedule

  • 5-hour difference between China and Moscow
062М/320Ч/K20 Stops K19/319Ч/061М
Train no Day Arrival Departure Departure Arrival Day Train no
062М Day 1 — 23:45 Moscow 13:58 — Day 7 061М
062М Day 2 02:26 02:52 Vladimir 10:36 11:06 061М
062М 05:37 05:49 Nizhny Novgorod 06:48 07:00 061М
062М 06:39 06:41 Semyonov 05:44 05:46 061М
062М 11:55 12:10 Kirov 01:00 01:15 061М
062М 15:52 16:18 Balezino 21:21 21:47 Day 6 061М
062М 19:42 20:02 Perm 17:28 17:48 061М
062М Day 3 01:12 01:40 Yekaterinburg 11:36 12:04 061М
062М 06:15 06:35 Tyumen 06:34 06:55 061М
062М 10:19 10:34 Ishim 02:50 03:05 061М
062М 13:44 14:00 Omsk 23:29 23:45 Day 5 061М
062М 17:46 18:16 Barabinsk 19:18 19:48 061М
062М 21:28 21:46 Novosibirsk 15:39 15:57 061М
062М 23:57 23:59 Yurga 13:26 13:28 061М
062М Day 4 01:00 01:03 Taiga 12:23 12:25 061М
062М 03:12 03:46 Mariinsk 09:53 10:27 061М
062М 05:26 05:27 Bogotol 08:08 08:09 061М
062М 06:23 06:25 Achinsk 07:07 07:09 061М
062М 09:17 09:38 Krasnoyarsk 03:58 04:19 061М
062М 13:18 13:20 Kansk-Eniseiky 00:21 00:23 061М
062М 13:51 14:13 Ilanskaya 23:29 23:51 Day 4 061М
062М 16:10 16:12 Tayshet 21:28 21:30 061М
062М 18:45 18:58 Nizhneudinsk 18:42 18:55 061М
062М 20:34 20:36 Tulun 17:03 17:05 061М
062М 22:31 22:53 Zima 14:48 15:10 061М
062М Day 5 00:37 00:39 Cheremkhovo 13:00 13:02 061М
062М 01:28 01:30 Sibirskoye 12:06 12:08 061М
062М 01:53 01:55 Angarsk 11:40 11:42 061М
062М 02:27 02:29 Irkutsk Marshalling Yard 11:01 11:03 061М
062М 02:43 03:06 Irkutsk 10:23 10:47 061М
062М 05:33 05:35 Slyudyanka 08:17 08:19 061М
062М 09:58 10:19 Ulan-Ude 03:02 03:23 061М
062М 12:22 12:24 Petrovsky Zavod 01:03 01:05 061М
062М 14:51 15:12 Khilok 22:20 22:35 Day 3 061М
062М/320Ч 19:15 20:27 Chita 16:43 17:56 319Ч/061М
320Ч 22:33 22:58 Karymskaya 14:31 14:49 319Ч
320Ч Day 6 ↓ ↓ Mogoytuy 12:50 13:00 319Ч
320Ч 01:30 02:45 Olovyannaya 11:32 11:42 319Ч
320Ч ↓ ↓ Yasnogorsk 11:05 11:15 319Ч
320Ч 04:13 05:07 Borzya 09:18 09:54 319Ч
320Ч/K20 07:10 13:05 Zaibaikalsk 02:26 07:16 K19/319Ч
↑  Russia（MST UTC+03:00） /  China（CST UTC+08:00） ↓
K20 Day 6 18:30 23:59 Manchuria 04:00 07:01 Day 3 K19
K20 Day 7 02:07 02:15 Hailar 02:03 02:13 K19
K20 05:11 05:20 Bugt 22:38 22:48 Day 2 K19
K20 09:15 09:35 Angangxi 18:36 18:47 K19
K20 12:29 13:16 Harbin 15:12 15:55 K19
K20 15:49 15:57 Changchun 12:27 12:37 K19
K20 19:26 19:34 Shenyang 08:47 08:55 K19
K20 22:11 22:16 Jinzhou 06:11 06:15 K19
K20 Day 8 00:14 00:22 Shanhaiguan 04:07 04:13 K19
K20 02:21 02:27 Tangshan 02:01 02:03 K19
K20 03:52 03:59 Tianjin 00:35 00:41 K19
K20 05:49 — Beijing — 23:00 Day 1 K19

Hijacking

At the midnight of 13 July 2003, three culprits of a syndicate sneaked on a train to Beijing and looted 4 coaches with Chinese passengers by threatening and assaulting from 13 to 14 July, the syndicate looted 7400 Russian rubles, 200 USD and 100 RMB. The victims are Chinese traders and students in Russia. The syndicate escaped the train at China on 15 and the victims lodged police report after clearing immigration in China. The police sent arrest warrants to all border checkpoints based on the passport information. On 16 December 2003, the head of the syndicate was arrested at Manchuria, and he was sentenced to jail for 13 years, 3 years suspension of public rights and fine of 20000 RMB by Beijing Intermediate Railways Court.[14]

See also

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