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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Minsk |
| Locale |  Belarus |
| Dates of operation | 1992–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
| Length | 5,491 km (3,412 mi) |
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| Website | www |
Belarusian Railway (BCh) (Belarusian:Беларуская чыгунка (БЧ) /Biełaruskaja čyhunka,Russian:Белорусская железная дорога)[note 1] is the national state-owned railway company ofBelarus. It operates all of therail transport network in Belarus. As of 2005, the railway employs 112,173 people.
The company, formed in 1992 after thedissolution of the Soviet Union, is one of the inheritors of theSoviet Railways. It administers 5,512 km of railway with (1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)Russian gauge). The railway's most important station isMinsk Terminal, the central station of the capital.[citation needed]
BCh reports to theministry of transport and as of 2010 was composed of 84 organizations; 46 enterprises, 38 institutions, and 7 factories/plants.[2] The rail network is divided into 6 departments: named after the regions aroundMinsk,Baranovichi,Brest,Gomel,Mogilev andVitebsk.[3]
Belarusian Railway was included in the sanctions lists of Canada in November 2022 and Ukraine in January 2023, respectively.[5] Canada also blacklisted Vladimir Morozov, the head of Belarusian Railway, as later did the European Union, Switzerland, Ukraine, Australia[6] and New Zealand.[7]
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