Bridge Collapse Halts Traffic on Trans-Siberian Railway

Bridge Collapse Halts Traffic on Trans-Siberian Railway
Tracks and rolling stock on the Trans-Siberian Railway, former Soviet Union, in a file photo. Archive Photos/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin urged officials Friday to quickly restore service on the Trans-Siberian Railway that was halted by a bridge collapse following heavy rains.

Dozens of trains remain stuck on the 9,289-kilometer (5,772-mile) railroad line. Spanning eight time zones across Russia from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok, the railway line is the longest in the world.