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Western Siberia


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In the section - 14 + 5 cities and 11 settlements

The list of all cities

Knowledge about cities being situated at Transsib in West Siberia from Nazyvaevsk at the west of Omsk region to eastern border of Kuzbass are collected here. All raion centres (not cities) and large stations also are included into this section. In the case of the rich historical past or great number of remarkables of special city, separate information is selected.
Links to Internet resources containing information about the city or this region (usually they are historical, information or museum sites) are given below information about the city. Cities in the section are strictly sorted by their arrangement along Trans-Siberian railway from west to east from Moscow. Internet resources were selected subjectively by theirs infromation value. Museum sites are marked by 'plus' sign (+).

Populated areas: Nazyvaevsk c., Lyubinskiy stt, Omsk c., Kormilovka stt, Kalachinsk c., Tatarsk c., Chany stt, Barabinsk c., Ubinskoe v., Kargat c., Chulym c., Kochenevo stt, Ob c., Novosibirsk c., Moshkovo stt, Stantsionno-Oyashinskiy, Bolotnoe c., Yurga c., Yashkino stt, Taiga c., Anzhero-Sudzhensk c., Yaya stt, Izhmorskiy stt, Mariinsk c., Tyazhinskiy stt.
* The branch Yurga - Novokuznetsk - Tashtagol: Topki c..
* The branch Topki - Kemerovo - Anzherskaya: Kemerovo c., Beryozovskiy c.
* The branch Taiga - Tomsk - Bely Yar: Tomsk c., Asino c.


			Nazyvaevsk c., Omsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Nazyvaevsk raion). Was founded: in 1911, settlement of town type from 1947, incorporated from 1956. Coordinates: 55-34 d.n., 71-21 d.e. The city is situated on Ishim plain. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 68 sq. km. Population: 16,4 thous. (1959); 14,4 thous. (1989); 13,9 thous. (1998); 12,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: Nazyvaevskaya (1911-1933), Nazyvaevka (1933-1939), Novo-Nazyvaevka (1939-1956).

			2562 km of Transsib: the station Nazyvaevskaya, north side (from 1913). West Siberian line. Joint station of West Siberian and Sverdlovsk lines. It was electrified in 1956, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Butter factory, meat combine with formula-feed shop, poultry processing plant with incubator shop. Enterprises of rail and motor transport. Tannery. Knitting mill. In Nazyvaevsk raion grain-crops and foddercrops, potatoes are grown. Meat-dairy cattle husbandry.

			History: It sprang up in 1911 as station settlement (Sibirskiy Posad) owing to the construction of Tyumen - Omsk railway. Passing-track and later railway station Nazyvaevskaya.


			Lyubinskiy set., Omsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1947), raion centre (Lyubinskiy raion). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			2658 km of Transsib: the station Lyubinskaya, north side (from 1913). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1956, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, dairy-canning plant.


			Omsk c.
				The centre of Omsk region RF and Omsk raion. Was founded: in 1716, incorporated from 1782. 5 city districts, subordinate settlements: Beregovoy, Vhodnoy, Krutaya Gorka. Coordinates: 54-58 d.n., 73-15 d.e. The city is situated in West Siberian lowland at inflowing of Om r. into Irtysh. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 572 sq. km. Population: 288,9 thous. (1939); 581,1 thous. (1959); 1148,1 thous. (1989); 1157,6 thous. (1998); 1138,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -19, April +1, July +19, October +1

			2711 km of Transsib: the station Omsk-Passenger, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1953, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Passenger stations in city limits: Karbyshevo-1, Moskovka, Vkhodnaya. Railway junction (4 directions - to Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Petropavlovsk, Karasuk). Tram, trolleybus. Metro is been building now. A port at Irtysh r. The map of transport junction Economics: Omsk is a large industrial centre of Siberia. Engineering industry: IA - "Polet", the P. I. Banzarov, "Irtysh"; output of rockets, enigines, reaper-threshers, televisors, tape-recorders, gas equipment; instrument engineering, manufacture of various types of industrial equipment, electrotechnical industry etc. Petroleum, chemical and petrochemical industries: JSK - "Omsk petroleum plant", "Omskshina"; JSIA "Omskkhimprom"; plants - of rubber-technical products, of plastic materials, of technical carbon. Wood-working, light (sheep-fur, carpet manufacture, leather and foot-wear enterprises), food industry. Manufacture of building materials. 4 steam power plants. Omsk is the centre of agricultural area specializing in fruit-farming and vegetable growing. Science, education: Institute of nature-central infections, Siberian institute of agriculture. University. State medical academy. Institutes: polytechnical, agricultural, Siberian motor-road, of engineers of railway transport, pedagogical, veterinary, technologic institute; of domestic servicing, of physical culture. High school of militia, High combined arms and High tank schools. Branches: of Altai institute of culture, of Russian correspondence institute of textile and light industry, of All-Russian correspondence financial economic institute, of Novosibirsk institute of engineers of water transport. Culture and museums: Theatres: academical, of drama, for young audience, puppet-show. Organistic hall. Circus. The F. M Dostoevskiy museum of regional studies (in 1850-54 in Omsk ostrog the writer did time). The M. A. Vrubel art gallery. Architecture and remarkables: Nikolskiy Cossack cathedral (1840), former palace of governor-general (1861), former Cadet pavilion (1826 and 1879), the hotel "Rossiya" (1906), buildings of judical institute (1914-17), administration of Omsk line (1917) etc. Wooden and stone villas: of F. F. Shtumpf, A. S. Kabalkin etc.

			History: It was founded in 1716 as frontier fortress for protection from nomad raids and as strong point for further development of Siberia by Russians. In the 1760th years on the right bank of Om and Irtysh new fortress became administrative centre of all Siberian frontier lines was built. Incorporated from 1782, okrug centre of Tobol vicegerency (before) and Tobol province (1804-22, 1839-68), the centre of Omsk (1822-39) and Akmolino regions (1868-1918), administrative centre of Siberian line Cossack troops (1808-1917), of West Siberian (1824-82) and Steppe (1882-1917) general-provinces. From the end of the 18 c. a pier at Irtysh. In 1894-95 railway from Chelyabinsk passed, railway bridge over Irtysh was built. In 1913 railway from Tyumen was built. Main railway workshops and other factory-plant establishments began to work, branches of Russian and foreign banks created. In 1941 during Great Patriotic War war plants were evacuated into Omsk that in addition served for development of industry.

			Internet links: Omsk on-line (Ru, Eng) Omsk - past and present (Ru, Eng)


			Kormilovka set., Omsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1960), raion centre (Kormilovka raion). The settlement is situated at Om r. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			2757 km of Transsib: the station Kormilovka, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1955, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Kalachinsk c., Omsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Kalachinsk raion). Was founded: in 1795, incorporated from 1952. Coordinates: 55-03 d.n., 74-35 d.e. The city is situated at left bank of Om r. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 24 sq. km. Population: 19 thous. (1959); 25 thous. (1989); 26 thous. (1998); 23,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			2790 km of Transsib: the station Kalachinskaya, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1955, direct current. Economics: Plants: mechanical (products repair parts for agricultural machinery etc.), of ceramic wall materials. Factories: foot-wear, weaving mill (brocatelle carpets and coverlets, Turkish towels, decorative materials). Enterprises of food industry: butter combine, meat-preserving factory, food combine, elevator, confectionery. In Kalachinsk raion grain-crops and foddercrops are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs, sheep. Aviculture. Deposits of brick clays.

			History: It is known from 1795. From 1830 the village was settled by settlers from European provinces of Russia. In 1838 Siberian way near Kalachinsk was laid.


			Tatarsk c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Tatarsk raion). Was founded: in 1911, incorporated from 1925. Coordinates: 55-13 d.n., 75-59 d.e. The city is situated in west part of Barabinsk lowland. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 80 sq. km. Population: 9,2 thous. (1926); 30,8 thous. (1959); 30,3 thous. (1989); 30,3 thous. (1998); 26,3 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -20, April 0, July +18, October +1

			2880 km of Transsib: the station Tatarskaya, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1955, direct current. Railway junction (3 directions - to Omsk, Novosibirsk, Karasuk). Economics: There are enterprises of rail transport in Tatarsk. Plants - "Tatarsktechmash", "Tatarskagromash". Factories - clothing and of milled footwear. Enterprises of food industry (meat-bird preserving plant), elevator etc. In the raion wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, sunflower, maize, saffron milk cap, fodder grass are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs, sheep, birds. Culture and museums: A branch of museum of regional study.

			History: It was formed in 1911 as a result of Staraya Tatarka and Stantsionny settlements unification.


			Chany set., Novosibirsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1947), raion centre (Chany raion). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			2932 km of Transsib: the station Chany, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1954, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Barabinsk c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Barabinsk raion). Was founded: in 1893, incorporated from 1917. Coordinates: 55-23 d.n., 78-24 d.e. The city is situated at south-east of West Siberian valley, at Barabinsk lowland, at Om r. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 70 sq. km. Population: 9,8 thous. (1926); 39,8 thous. (1959); 36,5 thous. (1989); 36,5 thous. (1998); 31,2 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -20, April 0, July +18, October +1

			3035 km of Transsib: the station Barabinsk, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1953, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: JSK "Antares", "Furniture factory", "Svyazist", "Formula-feed plant", "Gorpishcekombinat", "Molzavod", "RybKhoz", bakery, IA "Baraba", enterprises of rail transport. There is Barabinsk thermpelectric plant near Barabinsk. Culture an museums: A branch of regional museum of regional studies.

			History: It sprang up in 1893 at station settlement owing to construction of Trans-Siberian railway.


			Ubinskoe v., Novosibirsk reg.
			Village, raiopn centre (Ubinskoe raion). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			3118 km of Transsib: the station Ubinskaya, south side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1953, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Kargat c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Kargat raion). Was founded: in the middle of the XVIII c., incorporated from 1965. Coordinates: 55-13 d.n., 80-22 d.e. The city is situated in Barabinsk lowland at Kargat r. (right tributary of Chulym, Chany lake basin). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 70 sq. km. Population: 12,7 thous. (1959); 12,5 thous. (1989); 12,7 thous. (1998); 10,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3159 km of Transsib: the station Kargat, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1953, direct current. Economics: butter combine, meat preserving plant, district forestry etc. In Kargat raion rye, wheat, barley, maize (for silage) are grown. Ones breed cattle, sheep. Deposits of clay, sand, peat etc.

			History: It was founded in the 18 c. as Kargat oupost.


			Chulym c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Chulym raion). Was founded: in 1762, settlement of town type from 1937, incorporated from 1947. Coordinates: 55-11 d.n., 80-58 d.e. The city is situated in east part of Barabinsk lowland at Chulym r. (Chany lake basin). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 20 sq. km. Population: 18,2 thous. (1959); 13,7 thous. (1989); 13,8 thous. (1998); 12,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3205 km of Transsib: the station Chulymskaya, south side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1951, direct current. Economics: Enterprises of rail transport. Nutter-cheese combine, bakery, district forestr. JSK "Bytovik" (clothing products, footwear including milled). In Chulym raion wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat, rye are grown. Dairy and meat cattle husbandry, fine-fleece sheep breeding. Deposits of clay (Bolshenikolskoe village). Architecture and remarkables: Water tower (1894).

			History: It was founded in 1762 as Chulymskoe village during construction of Siberian road.


			Kochenevo set., Novosibirsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1960), raion centre (Kochenevo raion). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			3286 km of Transsib: the station Kochenevo, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1951, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Ob c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination. Was founded: ?, settlement of town type from 1947, incorporated from 1969. Coordinates: 55-01 d.n, 82-41 d.e. The city is situated in eastward of Barabinsk lowland. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 22 sq. km. Population: 14,9 thous. (1959); 25 thous. (1989); 26,2 thous. (1998); 24,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3319 km of Transsib: the station Ob, north side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1951, direct current. Airport Tolmachevo is near the city. Economics: Plant of bathroom fitting.


			Novosibirsk c.
				The centre of Novosibirsk region RF and Novosibirsk raion. Was founded: in 1893, incorporated from 1903. 10 city distrcits. Coordinates: 54-57 d.n., 83-06 d.e. The city is situated at south-east of West Siberian plant at along bank of Ob r. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 477 sq. km. Population: 404 thous. (1939); 885 thous. (1959); 1312,4 thous. (1989); 1402,1 thous. (1999); 1397 thous. (2006). Renamings: Novaya Derevnya (1893-1894), Alexandrovskiy (1894-1895), Novonikolaevskiy (1895-1903), Novonikolaevsk (1903-1925). Average temperatures: January -19, April 0, July +18, October +1

			3336 km of Transsib: the station Novosibirsk-Main, south side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1952, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Administration of West Siberian line. Passenger stations in city limits: Novosibirsk-Zapadny, Novosibirsk-Vostochny, Inya-Yuzhnaya, Sibirskaya, Inskaya, Novosibirsk-Yuzhny, Seyatel, Yunost'. Railway junction (5 directions - to Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Proektnaya, Zherebtsovo). Metro (from 1985, 2 lines), tram, trolleybus. A port at Ob r. Economics: Engineering including energy and electrotechnical: plants "Sibelectrotyazhmash", of electrothermal equipment etc. Mashing-tool industry: plant of heavy machine-tools and hydropresses, machine-tool, of foundry machines and automatic lines etc. Agricultural engineering: IA "Sibselmash". Instrumentation, precise engineering, aircraft industry (the V. P. Chkalov aviation IA), radio-electronic industry, textile engineering (the plant "Sibtextilmash"). Mtallurgical works, tin combine. Chemical, chemical-pharmaceutical, light, food industries. Manufacture of building materials. In this area grain-crops, potatoes, vegetables, small fruits cultures are grown. Dairy-meat cattle husbandry, poultry husbandry. Deposits of sand, building stones, brick clay, keramzite raw materials, mineral waters. Science, education: Siberian branch of RAS and AMS, in Krasnoobsk settlement Siberian branch of Russian academy of agricultural science. University. Agrarian and technical universities. Medical academy. Conservatoire. Institutes: arhitectural, engineering-building, of engineers of water transport, of engineers of geodesy, of aerosurveying and cartography, of engineers of rail transport, of national economy, of social rehabilitation, pedagogical, of electrotechnical communications. Branch of Tomsk university. There are Akademical town being part of Sovetsky district at the bank of reservoir 28 km south of Novosibirsk centre. It is a complex of research institutes, dwelling-houses, communal organizations. There is SIA "Vektor" (elaboration of fundamental and applied problems of biotechnologies) in Koltsovo settlement. Culture and museums: Theatres: "Krasny fakel", of opera and ballet (the largest in Russia), of musical comedy, youth "Globus", puppet-show, regional dramatic. Philharmonic. Circus. Museums: of regional studies, geological and zoological, of Siberian people history and culture. Art gallery. House-museum of S. M. Kirov. Museum of the sun. Architecture and remarkables: Cathedral (1897), terminal, trade pavilion, theatre (1900-12). Dam of Novosibirsk hydro-power station being in one of Novosibirsk district formed Novosibirsk reservoir.

			History: It sprang up in 1893 as Novaya Derevnya = 'New Village" (unofficial name - Gusevka) owing to construction of railway bridge over Ob in the time of laying of Trans-Siberian railway.

			Internet links: Novosibirsk art gallery (Ru, Eng) + Novosibirsk - Capital of Siberia (Eng) Novosibirsk Geographic information (Eng) Novosibirsk museum of regional studies (Ru, Eng) + Novosibirsk - New items. Business. Culture. (Ru, Eng) Novosibirsk transport (Ru, Eng) Siberian Fair Line (Ru, Eng) Siberian museum of science and technics (Ru, Eng) + Siberian Zoological Museum (Ru, Eng) + Sibline (Ru, Eng)


			Moschkovo set., Novosibirsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1961), raion centre (Moshkovo raion). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			3394 km of Transsib: the station Moshkovo, south side (ñ 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Stantsionno-Oyashinskiy set., Novosibirsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1965), Moshkovo raion. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one.

			3417 km of Transsib: the station, north side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Bolotnoe c., Novosibirsk reg.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Bolotnoe raion). Was founded: in 1805, incorporated from 1943. Coordinates: 55-45 d.n., 84-27 d.e. The city is situated in south-east of West Siberian plant. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 60 sq. km. Population: 25,4 thous. (1959); 20 thous. (1989); 20,4 thous. (1998); 17,5 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3461 km of Transsib: the station Bolotnaya, north side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Economics: Enterprises of rail transport and food industry. Clothing factory. Manufacture of building materials.

			History: It was founded as a village at Siberian road from that road to Barnaul here branched off.


			Yurga c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Yurga raion). Was founded: in 1886, settlement of town type from 1942, incorporated from 1949. Coordinates: 55-47 d.n., 84-54 d.e. The city is situated at Tom r. (Ob basin). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 45 sq. km. Population: 46,6 thous. (1959); 93,2 thous. (1989); 86,6 thous. (1998); 83,5 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3491 km of Transsib: the station Yurga-1, north side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Railway junction (3 directions - to Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo). Passenger stations in city limits: Yurga-2. Economics: Plants: engineering, abrasive, of concrete product, brick-yard, brewery, dairy. Furniture and sausage factories. In Yurga raion grain-crops and vegetables are grown. Ones breed cattle, pigs. Aviculture. Deposits of sand, gravel, clay. Science, education: Branch of Tomsk polythecnical university. Culture and museums: Museums: of regional studies, of children's fine arts, of peoples of Siberia and Far East. Architecture and remarkables: There is Novoromanovskaya graffito at rocks (the 16 c.) 35 km from Yurga. There are wooden houses built without any nails kept in Kolbikha and Belyanino villages (40 km from Yurga).

			History: It sprang up in 1886. In 1906 railway station Yurga-1 was built at Trans-Siberian way.


			Yashkino set., Kemerovo reg.
			Settlement of town type (1928), raion centre (Yashkino raion). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3537 km of Transsib: the station Yashkino, north side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Taiga c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination. Was founded: in the end of the XIX c., incorporated from 1925. Coordinates: 56-06 d.n., 85-41 d.e. The city is situated in Kuznetskaya hollow. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 49 sq. km. Population: 29,1 thous. (1939); 33,9 thous. (1959); 26,2 thous. (1989); 26,2 thous. (1998); 24,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3565 km Transsib: the station Taiga, north side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1958, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (3 directions - to Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk). Economics: Enterprises of rail transport, light and food industries. Manufacture of building materials.

			History: It sprang up in the end of the 19 c. owing to construction of the railway.


			Anzhero-Sudzhensk c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination. Was founded: in 1928, settlement of town type from 1928, incorporated from 1931. Subordinate settlement: Rudnichny. Coordinates: 56-07 d.n., 86-05 d.e. The city is situated in Kuznetskaya hollow. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 119 sq. km. Population: 69 thous. (1939); 115,6 thous. (1959); 107,9 thous. (1989); 97,5 thous. (1998); 83,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			3596 km of Transsib: the station Anzherskaya, south side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current. Railway junction (3 directions - to Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo). Passenger station in city limits: Sudzhenka, Chely. Economics: Anzhero-Sudzhensk is one of centres of coal extraction in Kuzbass. Plants: engineering, of mining equipment, chemical-pharmaceutical, glass works, of concrete product. Clothing factory. Bakery, meat cutting plant, dairy plant and other manufactures. Science, education: Branch of Tomsk pedagogical institute. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies.

			History: It was founded in 1897 owing to construction of railway and beginning of coal extraction in Anzhersk and Sudzhensk mines where in the end of the 19 - the beginning of the 20 c.c. more than 98% of Kuzbass coal were mined. In 1928 from populated areas at Anzhersk and Sudzhensk mines woking settlement was created.


			Yaya set., Kemerovo reg.
			Settlement of town type (1934), raion centre (Yaya raion). The settlement is situated at Yaya r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3625 km of Transsib: the station Yaya, south side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current. Economics: Food industry, agriculture.


			Izhmorskiy set., Kemerovo reg.
			Settlement of town type (1958), raion centre (Izhmorskiy raion). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3640 km of Transsib: the station Izhmorskaya, south side (from 1898). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1959, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Mariinsk c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Mariinsk raion). Was founded: in 1698, incorporated from 1856. Coordinates: 56-16 d.n., 87-42 d.e. The city is situated at left bank of Kiya r. (Ob basin). Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 48 sq. km. Population: 22,3 thous. (1939); 40,8 thous. (1959); 40,9 thous. (1989); 40,4 thous. (1998); 41,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: Kiyskoe (1698-1857).

			3713 km of Transsib: the station Mariinsk, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. Joint station of Krasnoyarsk and West Siberian lines. Joint of direct and alternating currents. It was electrified in 1959, direct current; in 1960, alternating current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Spirit, wood-industrial combines, meat preserving plant. Plants: distillery, woodworking, of metal specialties. Factories: clothing, knitting mill, furniture. Mariinsk is the centre of agricultural raion. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies. House-museum of writer V. A. Chivilikhin (was born in Mariinsk).

			History: It was founded in 1968 as Kiyskoe village. Incorporated from 1856. In 1857 it was renamed to Mariinsk.


			Tyazhinskiy set., Kemerovo reg.
			Settlement of town type (1958), raion centre (Tyazhin raion). The settlement is situated at Tyazhin r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one.

			3773 km of Transsib: the station Tyazhin, south side (from 1898). Krasnoyarsk line. It was electrified in 1960, alternating current. Economics: Food industry (dairy-canning combine), manufacture of building materials, agriculture.

			* The branch Yurga - Novokuznetsk - Tashtagol Topki c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Topki raion). Was founded: in 1914, incorporated from 1933. Coordinates: 55-17 d.n., 85-37 d.e. The city is situated in the northwest of Kuznetskaya basin. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 25,7 thous. (1959); 33,6 thous. (1989); 33,5 thous. (1998); 30,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			105 km of the branch Yurga - Novokuznetsk - Tashtagol: the station Topki, west side (from 1916). West Siberian line. It was electrified, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (3 directions - to Yurga, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo). Economics: Enterprises of rail transport. Plants: JSK "Sibtenzopribor", "Sibtsemremont", "Motorrepair plant". Manufacture of building materials. Food enterprises: bakery, butter factory, food combine. "TOFY" factory (former toy factory), production of soft furniture. In Topki raion grain-crops are grown. Meat-dairy cattle husbandry, pig breeding. Ones breed horses includin Orlov's race. Deposits of limestione, coal, gravel. Culture and museums: Historical museum.

			History: It sprang up owing to building Trans-Siberian railway. The name is from Altaic dialectal "topki" - "barely passable swamp", "boggy swamp where one can drown".

			* The branch Topki - Kemerovo - Anzherskaya Kemerovo c.
				The centre of Kemerovo region RF and Tomsk raion. Was founded: in 1918, incorporated from 1918. 5 city districts. Coordinates: 55-20 d.n., 86-04 d.e. The city is situated in foothills of Luznetskoe Alatau, on Tom r. in the mouth of Iskitim r. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 278 sq km. Population: 137 thous. (1939); 289 thous. (1959); 385 thous. (1989); 498 thous. (1998); 520 thous. (2006). Renamings: Shcheglovo (1918), Shcheglovsk (1918-1932).

			40 km of the branch Topki - Kemerovo -Anzherskaya: the station Kemerovo-Passenger, east side (from 1916). West Siberian line. It was electrified, direct current. Passenger stations in city limits: Ishanovo, Kemerovo-Sortirovochnoe, Predkombinat, Pravotomsk, Latyshi. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Tram, trolleybus. A pier at Tom r. Economics: Kemerovo is an important industrial centre of Kuznetsk Basin. Leading branches are chemical, coal, mechanical engineering. The are coal mines and open-casts giving coking and energy coals near the city. Chemical enterprises are: IA "Azot", "Khimprom", "Khimvolokno", "Karbolit". By-product-coking industry, production of fertilizers, chemical fibers, plastic materials, synthetic resins, dyes, etc. Plants: of chemical engineering, electrotechnical. IA "Kuzbasselectromotor". Food, light (textile - a combine of silks), furniture industries. Manufacture of building materials. Science, education: Institute of coal SB RAS. University. Medical academy. Institutes: Kuzbass polytechnic, technological, of food undustry, culture. A branch of Moscow commercial university, a branch of Novosibirsk agricultural university. Culture and museums: Theatres: dramatic, operetta, puppet-show. Philharmonic. Circus. Museums: of regional studies, of fine arts. Culture preserve "Red Hill".

			History: Kemerovo sprang up on the place of old Russian settlements close to strong point for mastering of these lands Verkhnetomskiy ostrog (it was founded in 1657, now it's Vekhnetomskoe settlement). In 1859 on the place of modern Kemerovo 7 population areas were: Shcheglovo settlement (Ust'-Iskitimskoe), Kemerovo (known from 1734), Yevseevo, Krasny Yar, Kur-Iskitim (Pleshki), Davydovo (Ishanovo), Borovaya villages. Kemerovo village received its name by originals Kemerovs originals and gave a name to arised at it Kemerovo mine. In 1907 first coal mines were built (in Kuznetsk basin coal was founded in 1721). Development of Shcheglovo settlement began in connection with construction of the railway Yurga - Kolchugino (modern Leninsk-Kuznetskiy) with a branch Topki - Shcheglovo. In 1918 Shcheglovo was transformed in Shcheglovsk city and Kemerovo village was included into it. From 1943 Kemerovo is a centre of Kemerovo region.

			* The branch Topki - Kemerovo - Anzherskaya Beryozovskiy c., Kemerovo reg.
				The city of regional subordination. Was founded: in 1965, incorporated from 1965. Coordinates: 55-40 d.n., 86-15 d.e. The city is situated in Kuznetskaya basin, in interfluve of Barzas and Shurap. Zone time: +4 from Moscow one. Area: 82 sq. km. Population: 34,8 thous. (1970); 51,3 thous. (1989); 51,1 thous. (1998); 47,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			76 km of the branch Topki - Kemerovo -Anzherskaya: the station Zaboyshchick, east side. West Siberian line. It was electrified, direct current. Passenger stations in city limits: Biryulinskaya. Economics: Mining and preparation of bituminous coal. Plants: of concrete construction and product, a branch of IA "Kometa" (Novosibirsk c.). Culture and museums: Historical war museum.

			History: In 1949 during construction of Beryozovskaya mine Beryozovskiy settlement sprang up named by "beryoza" - birch. The city Beryozovskiy was formed from Kurganovka, Beryozovskiy and Octyabrskiy settlements.

			* The branch Taiga - Tomsk - Bely Yar Tomsk c.
				The centre of Tomsk region RF and Tomsk raion. Was founded: in 1604. 4 city districts, 2 united administrations. Coordinates: 56-31 d.n., 85-08 d.e. The city is situated along bank of Tom r. at mouth of Ushaika r. Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 252 sq. km. Population: 52,4 thous. (1897); 145 thous. (1939); 249 thous. (1959); 501,9 thous. (1989); 478 thous. (1998); 489,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -18, April +1, July +18, October +1

			79 km of the branch Taiga - Tomsk - Bely Yar: the station Tomsk-1, western side (from 1896). West Siberian line. It was electrified in 1970, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Passenger stations in city limits: Tomsk-2, Tomsk-Severny. From Tomsk-2 all passenger trains of Tomsk making up leaves. Tram, trolleybus. A port at Tom r. Economics: Tomsk is significant industrial centre of Western Siberia. Engineering industry and metal working: JSK "Sibkabel", "Sibelectromotor", "Roltom" (bearings), plants - of cutting tools, manometer, electro-mechanical, radio engineering, instrumental, "Emalprovod". IA "Kontur" - manufacture of computers. "Polyus" - manufacture of sputnik's details. Chemical industry: petrochemical combine, plant of rubber footwears. ICN Tomskhimfarm. Wood-working industry: pencil factory "Happy childhood", JSK "Spichfabrika "Sibir", furniture combine, WIC-2. Building industry: WSC. Light industry: footwear "Toko", "Ronox"; clothing factory "Vesna". Food industry: "Tomsk mills", "Svinokompleks "Tomskiy", "Tomsk water company", ZPP "Tomskiy", "Lama", "Fog", "Tomskmoloko", "Tom-mas", "Tomsk beer", "Fish factory "Na Vodyanoy", juices "Krasota SM", "Sava", "Khlebulk" etc. International business centre "Technopark". Science, education: Scientific centre RAS. Institutes: of introscopy, pharmacology, cardiologi, health resortology and physical therapy, medical materials, medical genetics, mental health, "Electrostandard", semiconductors, armosphere optics, chemistry of oil, physics-technical (the old in Siberia institute). Tomsk is the largest educational centre after Moscow and Sankt-Petersburg. The oldest in Siberia Classical University, the first technical higher school of Trans-Uralia Tomsk polytechnical university; University of Systems of Control and Radioelectronics, Siberian medical university, Pedagogical and Architecture-building universities; also Agricultural, War-medical, economic-law institutes, Institute of Business (opend in 2002 and specializing in design), Orthodox ecclesiastical seminary (high school - from 1999), High school of business. Culture and museums: Theatres: regional of drama, Tomsk dramatic, chamber dramatic "Intim", "Dva plus Ku", the Roman vinderman puppet show, for young audience. Philharmonic, Bolshoy Concert hall. Museums: of regional studies in Astashev's estate, art, ART-gallery. Next museum are worked at Classical university: of archeology, of paleotology, of Siberia ethnography, zoological, mineralogical, The P. N. Krylov Siberian Botanic Gardens (also the oldest in Siberia). Architecture and remarkables: Voskresenskaya mountain and Beloe lake. Resurrection church built in unique Siberian baroque. The buildings of Classical and Polytechnical universities put in all-Russia summary especially valuable objects of cultural heritage. Buildings of maria, Philharmonic, Guest courtyyard, Art museum and Astahev's estate of the XVIII-XIX c.c. Unique wooden architecture. "The house with dragons". City Garden; Camp Garden on hig Tom bank - former place of garrison dislocation but now the favourite place of town-dwellers rest - danger of landslip to Tom. Magistrat built in 1802-12 was demolishe in 1999 due to stupidity of the authorities.

			History: It was founded in 1604 as Ostrog. In 1603 eushtin prince Toyan appealed to the czar Boris Godunov to make a town on Tom what protection of eushtin Tatars from Mongol raids. The city was built under leadership of Gavriil Pisemskiy. Great Siberian road gave a stimulus to city development. In 1804 it received status of provincial centre. A horse appeared at Tomsk blazon - as a sign of highly developed horse transport. It was the time of gold fever after find of gold deposits. But the reserves proved to be slight. In 1878 University was laid, in 1896 - Techological institute, in 1902 - Teacher's institute. The largest city in Siberia in the XIX century. It lost past fame after construction of Trans-Siberian railway rounf Tomsk. In 1944 Tomsk region was formed. In 1970 all-USSR building of the largest in the world petrochemical combine. * info about Tomsk was prepared by Dm. Afonin.


			* The branch Taiga - Tomsk - Bely Yar Asino c., Tomsk reg.
				The city of regional subordination, raion centre (Asino raion). Was founded: in 1896, incorporated from 1952. Coordinates: 57-02 d.n., 86-06 d.e. The sity is situated on the left bank of Chulym r. (a tributary of Ob). Zone time: +3 from Moscow one. Area: 89 sq. km. Population: 24,7 thous. (1959); 33,4 thous. (1989); 31,7 thous. (1998); 27,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: Xenievskiy (1896-1933).

			181 km of the branch Taiga - Tomsk - Bely Yar: the station Asino, western side (from 1939). West Siberian line. It is not electrified. A port at Chulym r. Economics: Asino is a centre of wood industry. Large scale transshipment of wood from Chulym r. to railway. JSK "Askom" (woodworking), tractor repair plant, polygraphic association. Meat and milk combines, flax mill. In Asino raion rye, wheat, flax grasses, ones breed cattle, pigs. Deposits of building sand, clay, peat. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies (was founded in 1989). Architecture and remarkables: There is a branch of the museum of regional studies in Novo-Kuskovo village.

			History: It was founded in 1896 as a transmigratory settlement. In 1898 it was mentioned as a Xenievskiy settlement. In 1930 construction of the railway Tomsk - Xenievskoe began. In 1933 Xenievskiy was renamed to Asino village by the name of Asino station under construction.