The Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) is a 4,324 km long railway running through Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. It is one of the largest railway lines in the world. It runs at 610-770 km north of the Trans-Siberian railway. The main stage of construction took place in 1974-1984. The greatest part of the railway is built in the permafrost zone. The BAM crosses 11 full-flowing rivers and more than 3,500 watercourses. The Mainline passes through 7 large mountain ridges. Eight tunnels were hacked along the route, 142 bridges (of more than 100 m long) were built as well as more than 200 railway stations and junctions, more than 60 towns and settlements.
The postage stamp provides a logo of celebration of the 50th Anniversary of commencing the construction of the Baikal-Amur railway mainline.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system |
Frame 11¼ |
35 × 35 mm |
72 thousand stamps |