With an aim to increase number of passengers and flow of freight transport from Altanbulag checkpoint to Kyakhta, ‘Ulaanbaatar Railway’ Joint Venture decided to open this express train. The express trains N305 and N306 will travel in this route three times a week or on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Previously it used to take about 40 hours to travel to Irkutsk whereas the express will reach its destination within 24 hour stoping at three stations: Sukhbaatar, Naushki and Ulan-Ude. 

"Beginning from November, 2014 citizens of Mongolia and Russia are allowed to mutually travel without visa for three months. Thus Altanbulag border checkpoint’s load has been increased considerably. In order to create condition for convenient, comfortable and cheap travel to passengers the company launched this express train. I believe it will give stimulus to tourism development of Mongolia" remarked D.Jigjidnyamaa, Chairman of the ‘Ulaanbaatar Railway’ Joint Venture.

Third Secretary of Embassy of the Russian Federation in Mongolia M.B.Mashaninov said "As a result of visa free travel for three months, people to people relations and economic cooperation of the two countries are broadening. I am confident that the express train will intensify the relations more". 

The express train with six passenger coaches is expected to carry 21.5 thousand passengers a year. Also it is possible to add coaches up to 18 during special times, said the officials.

Single ticket price is MNT118 thousand for adults and MNT 71 thousand for children.