UBTZ (Ulaanbataar Railway Bureau, Mongolian: Улаанбаатар төмөр зам, УБТЗ Ulaanbaatar tömör zam, [ʊɮaːŋ.ˈbaːtɐr tomərˈt͡sɑm]; Russian: Улан-Баторская железная дорога, УБЖД) is Mongolia's national railway operator. It was established in 1949 as a joint venture between the Mongolian People’s Republic and the Soviet Union.[1]
The company is jointly owned by the Mongolian and Russian government, with each having a 50% stake.[2] Luvsandagva Purevbaatar is the company's chairman since December 2014.[3]
The infrastructure of UBTZ consists of 1,815 km of broad gauge lines.[4] UBTZ employs 14,046 people, owns 110 locomotives and about 3,000 wagons.[4] The UBTZ network consists of two main lines:[4]
- the Sukhbaatar-Zamyn-Üüd line, running north to south;
- the Ereentsav-Choibalsan line.
- ^ Gansukh, Ulziinorov; Ming, Xu; Ali, Syed Ahtsham (23 April 2018). "Analysis of the Current Situation of Mongolian Railway and Its Future Development". International Business Research. 11 (5): 119. doi:10.5539/ibr.v11n5p119. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Russia: Ulaanbaatar Railways to become part of the Russia-Mongolia-China economic corridor". UIC Communications. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "UBTZ, Mongolia: new Chairman of UBTZ". UIC Communications. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Managing for Development Results: Is Involuntary Resettlement a Development Opportunity?. Asian Development Bank. 2014. ISBN 9789292543846.