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Project of wide Russian gauge to reach Vienna still topical despite Ukraine’s crisis

The Russian rail track is wider than the standard gauge in Europe: its width is 1,520 millimeters (1.52 meters) against Europe's 1,435 mm (1.435 m)
Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin ITAR-TASS/Denis Vyshynsky
Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin
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