Sakhalin

Sakhalin is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50' and 54° 24' N, in the Russian Far East. It is a part of the Russian Federation. The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Transportation

Transportation, especially by sea, is an important segment of the economy. Nearly all the cargo arriving for Sakhalin (and the Kurile Islands) is delivered by cargo boats, or by ferries, in railway wagons, through a sea ferry passage at Vanino-Kholmsk. The ports of Korsakov and Kholmsk are the largest and handle all kinds of goods, while coal and timber shipments often go through other ports. In 1999, a ferry service was opened between the ports of Korsakov and Wakkanai, Japan.

Related Topics:
Kurile Islands - Vanino - Kholmsk - Korsakov - Coal - Timber - Wakkanai - Japan

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About 30% of all inland transportation volume is realized through railways. Sakhalin has railway lines stretching from Nogliki in the north to Korsakov in the south. There is also a departmental narrow-gauge line at Nogliki-Okha, extending 228 km. With the existence of a ferry serving Vanino-Kholmsk, Sakhalin has railway connection with the railway network of the rest of Russia.

Related Topics:
Nogliki - Okha - Russia

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Sakhalin is connected by regular flights to Moscow, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, and other cities of the Russian Federation. The airport of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has regularly scheduled international flights to Hakodate, Japan and Seoul and Busan, Korea. There are also charter flights to the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Niigata, and Sapporo and the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Dalian, and Harbin.

Related Topics:
Moscow - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok - Russian Federation - Hakodate - Seoul - Busan - Tokyo - Niigata - Sapporo - Shanghai - Dalian - Harbin

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