Belarusian Railway
State-owned railway company in Belarus
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Belarusian Railway (BCh) (Belarusian: Беларуская чыгунка (БЧ) / Biełaruskaja čyhunka, Russian: Белорусская железная дорога (БелЖД))[note 1] is Belarus' fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services and has a near-monopoly on train travel in Belarus.
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| Industry | Railways |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Belarus |
| Services | Passenger trains, Rail transport, Cargo |
| Owner | Government of Belarus |
Number of employees | 60,000 (2025)  |
| Website | www |
Overview
The company, formed in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, is one of the inheritors of the Soviet Railways. It administers 5,512 km of railway with (1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge). The railway's most important station is Minsk Terminal, the central station of the capital.[citation needed]
BCh reports to the ministry of transport and as of 2010 was composed of 84 organizations; 46 enterprises, 38 institutions, and 7 factories/plants.[2] The rail network is divided into 6 departments: named after the regions around Minsk, Baranovichi, Brest, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk.[3]
Infrastructure
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| Headquarters | Minsk |
| Reporting mark | BCh, BelZhD |
| Locale |  Belarus |
| Dates of operation | 1992–present |
| Predecessor | Soviet Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
| Electrification | 3 kV DC, 25 kV AC Main |
| Length | 5,491 km (3,412 mi) |
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| Website | www |
Rolling stock
- Electric locomotives
- Diesel locomotives
- M62, TE10, 2TE116, TEP60, TEP70, ChME3; Co'Co' diesel electric locomotives
- TGK2; two-axle diesel shunter
- Passenger multiple units
- DR1; diesel multiple unit
- ER9, Stadler FLIRT (EPg, EPr, EPm); electric multiple units
- DP1, DP3, DP6 Pesa; diesel multiple unit for Minsk-Vilnius services.[4]
Stations
International sanctions
Gallery
Main station of Grodno
Stadler FLIRT in Minsk
Main station of Brest
Electrification map
Map of the system
Minsk branch; Baranavichy (Baranovichi) branch; Brest branch; Homiel (Gomel) branch; Mahiliow (Mogilev) branch; Viciebsk (Vitebsk) branch
