Mongolia is landlocked between our two neighboring countries, Russia and China, but for that very reason it has always been a point of passage for Asian-European trade routes. Long ago the Silk Road passed through southern western Mongolia, and since the eighteen century Mongolia has played a large role in major trade routes connecting Asia and Europe such as the Siberian Road and the Tea Road. Later on, these historic routes became the World’s longest railway line, the Trans-Siberian, which is still Russia’s most important foreign trade line as well as a tourist favorite.
The work of connecting Mongolia to the Trans-Siberian Railway started after World War II. In 1950 the Trans-Mongolian Railway passed through Ulaanbaatar and was connected with China’s rail network in 1955. The Trans-Mongolian Railway is uniquely significant systems because it connects two of the largest railway systems in the world, Russian and Chinese rail networks. Mongolia went on to establish a comprehensive transport infrastructure when it created highways along the Trans-Mongolian railway network in 2013.
Building on this advance, Mongolia is interested in participating in the Asian Highway project, aimed at improving roads linking Asia and Europe. In line with this effort, Mongolia has initiated the Valley Road Project will be developed in concert with China’s New Silk Road Economic Union initiatives as part of the economic corridor linking the three countries.
Given Russia’s vast raw materials resources and China’s continual economic explanation, both neighboring nations want to expand their infrastructure communication. And China also wants to connect directly to Europe via high speed rail to improve cargo circulation and foreign trade.
Mongolia is also actively expanding its internal road network and has the goal of connecting its 21 provincial capitals with highways in the near future. Linking the provinces with paved roads will energize the domestic economy and increase regional competitiveness as. Mongolia has also given high priority to tourism, and a transportation infrastructure connecting Mongolia internally will obviously have a major impact on the future of this sector. Finally, with the new Ulaanbaatar international Airport, built with the help of Japanese loans, will open on the first quarter of this year by August. Once the airport is in operation, Mongolia will be able to receive up to five million visitors a year. What an exciting new for those who want to visit and travel through Mongolia.
The build-out of domestic transportation and communications is even more important for the mining industry, Mongolia’s third largest city, Erdenet, is based on its copper mine shares communication lines with it. It is not surprising that many Mongolians were delighted when the Oyu-tolgoi company officially opened its underground mine worth US $44 billion since 3 years ago. By the same token, the further expansion of Mongolia’s mining sector serves as a driver for infrastructure development.
Those who are planning through Trans-Mongolian Railway, Mongolia is awaiting you on its way, Eco Tour Mongolia is ready to offer you great week or more days stop to travel around and enjoy the journey to the bridge Mongolia in between Asia and Europe. Welcome to Mongolia!