Railway route in direction to ‘Erdenet-Ovoot’ defined www.en.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Railway route in direction ‘Erdenet-Ovoot’, on which railway from Erdenet city of Orkon province to Ovoot coal mine in Tsetserleg soum of Khovsgol province is to be put, was defined during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting.
Relevant minister and chairmen of agencies were instructed to develop detailed feasibility study of the railway construction and engineering plan as well as to register the approved route coordination in National Space data.
The railway in direction of ‘Erdenet-Ovoot’ will enable putting products of mines in Khovsgol, Bulgan and Orkhon provinces into circulation, improving their efficiency and the development of tourism. Further basis for integrated transportation network will be founded to connect mines, industrial complexes and rural areas with railway.
‘Erdenet-Ovoot’ railway will be 542 km long with two basic stations and 8 junctions. It will have a capacity of 22.2 million tons/year, with transportation freight of 20 million tons/year and passing capacity of 16 pair of trains.
According to preliminary estimation, construction basis of the railway costs USD1.3 billion. 10 tons of mining products is estimated to be extracted in Ovoot coal mine in a year for further transportation.
Published Date:2017-01-12