The East Siberian Railway will renew decking, signs and photo spots, repair the stele in Kultuk and restore the locomotives at Polovinnaya and Port Baikal.
The East Siberian Railway is preparing the Circum-Baikal Railway for the 2026 summer tourist season. On the Irkutsk section 32 passenger platforms and the structures at the stops will be repaired: the decking will be replaced, new signs and photo spots installed, the paint on small structures and safety strips renewed, and the wooden structures treated against moisture.
In Kultuk the well-known “Circum-Baikal Railway” stele will be repaired, and the monument steam locomotives at Polovinnaya and Port Baikal stations will be restored. The work is due to be completed before the season begins.
Source (in Russian): IrkutskMedia, 20 May 2026.
