Beryozovskiy bypass tunnel № 9
100 km of Circum Baikal railway
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Beryozovskiy bypass tunnel № 9 stretches for about 500 meters. This tunnel is considered one of the most beautiful of this part of the railway. It is significant for its special portal decoration. There are several side outlets to Beryozovaya bay, where one may see portal of tunnel № 6 on the vertical cliff, which steeply comes down into the water.
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