By train
By train
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See also the itinerary Russia to Japan via Sakhalin for more information on the northern connection between the Trans Siberian railway and Japan
Vanino Station, located on the hills above the port, is on the BAM line Baikal Amur Mainline, However, the main connections to and from Vanino trains #943/944 actually run south on a branch line to the major far eastern cities of Khabarovsk 23 hours and Vladivostok 40 hours on the main Trans Siberian line. Railway enthusiasts can travel on the badly serviced, but exotic BAM line by switching trains in Komsomolsk, where there is a daily train #363Ñ/364Ñ to Tynda.