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Polovinny Tunnel

110th km of the Circum-Baikal Railway
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The Polovinny tunnel is the longest tunnel of the Circum-Baikal Railway. Its length is 778.4 m (2552 ft). Unlike the other tunnels of the Circum-Baikal Railway this one is absolutely straight and is well viewed through. The tunnel is drilled through Polovinny Cape, one of the most beautiful spots of the Circum-Bailkal Railway. The cape and the tunnel got their names thanks to the Polovinnaya River whose mouth halves the distance between the Station of Kultuk and the source of the Angara River.
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