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As far as I know they havent finished the train network to Nizhny Bestyakh (across the river from Yakutsk).

Services only run to Aldan I believe.

You should be able to hitch a lift easily enough with a push bike
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As far as I know they havent finished the train network to Nizhny Bestyakh (across the river from Yakutsk).

Services only run to Aldan I believe.

You should be able to hitch a lift easily enough with a push bike
I've read in a few places that the line has been completed to Nizhny Bestyakh, one being wikipedia but I did find others a while ago when I first considered it as an option.

As you say it's not going to be a showstopper if the train doesn't get the whole way. With all the dust and/or mud that I've heard about on the road to yakutsk I'd try and avoid spending too much time riding the road when I have a visa deadline and need to get to Magadan.
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the basic "line" has indeed pretty much been built ... but it still takes years to get it operational ... set up signalling etc.

There are no services on it yet. I dont know when they are scheduled to commence. It will be a big deal when they do, so you will hear about it. But I wouldnt bet on it for this summer.
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That makes sense and explains why I had to look so hard to see that it was completed.

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Hi Mate,

I will be on these road too with a motorbike. Going from Ulan Bator BEGINNING OF AUGUST to Magdan, hope to ride first the western bam and then the old summer road.
Will have approx 4 weeks in total.
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Looks like a good trip! Sounds like I'll probably see you a bit west of Tynda. Currently I'm planning on a mid june flight/start date.
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Zimi,

Two of us are having trip from UB to Magadan departing end of July from UB on Yamaha Tenere's.
Do you have exact time of leaving UB?

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Hi Mate,

I will be on these road too with a motorbike. Going from Ulan Bator mid of July to Magdan, hope to ride first the western bam and then the old summer road.
Will have approx 4 weeks in total.

Hi, we are heading from UB to magadan on the late July. 2 bikers. We are both Mongolian Nationality.
Let us know your plans in Mongolia. We can have some good trips there as well.

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june may be early for the 110, if the snow melt is not yet through. You might get over the first Bargusinn ford by the park rangers in a rowing boat, the second crossing, if not feasable, has to be made by an occasional truck.
As for maps I like the old soviet military maps, you can find them at many places in the web and print the relevant regions, for the BAM they are sometimes eroneous, as the track was only planed when the maps were edited. But the OSM-maps are ok for a simple updated information.
For bike parts Yakutsk is a good stop, there is a sports shop with a good sortiment and a local who can help you out (you might find him over the guys from the local bikeclub).

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