Russian President Vladimir Putin. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 13 The launch of the Northern Latitudinal Railway will relieve the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and the Trans-Siberian Railway (Transsib), which is extremely important given the reorientation of exports to the East, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at a meeting on developing the Arctic regions. noted that the active construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway should begin in 2022. Borrowed funds for the Northern Latitudinal Railway will be replaced by other sources
