Trans-Siberian Railway Chita, and Khabarovsk to Vladivostok via southern Siberia. A second primary route is the Trans-Manchurian, which coincides with the Trans-Siberian east of Chita as far as Tarskaya (a stop east of Karymskoye, in Chita Oblast), about east of Lake Baikal. From Tarskaya the Trans-Manchurian heads southeast, via Harbin and Mudanjiang in China's Northeastern Provinces (from where a connection to Beijing is used by one of the Moscow–Beijing trains), joining with the main route in Ussuriysk just north of Vladivostok. This is the shortest and the oldest railway route to Vladivostok. While there are currently no traverse passenger services (enter China
Jubilee Medal "100 Years of the Trans-Siberian Railway" Jubilee Medal "100 Years of the Trans-Siberian Railway" The Jubilee Medal "100 Years of the Trans-Siberian Railway" () is a state commemorative medal of the Russian Federation created to denote the 100th anniversary of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It was established on June 27, 2001 by Presidential Decree № 777. The Jubilee Medal "100 Years of the Trans-Siberian Railway" is awarded to employees of the railways who worked flawlessly in the industry for 20 years or more, as well as to other citizens of the Russian Federation who have made a significant contribution to the development of the Trans-Siberian railway. Presidential