SIBERIAN RAILWAY PROJECTS AND TRANSPORT CHALLENGES IN TUVA: SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
G.F. Balakina1, E.B. Kibalov2, M.V. Pyataev3, D.D. Shibikin3
1Tuva Institute for Integrated Development of Natural Resources, Kyzyl, Russia
2Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
3Siberian Transport University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: Tuva, railway problem, Central Eurasian Transport Corridor, large-scale railway projects, Siberia, uncertainty, decision-making criteria, grid-like rail network, system analysis, software products ASPER 3 and GlobalD
Abstract
The article analyzes large-scale projects aimed at establishing a grid-like rail network in Siberia and the Russian Far East, aligning with a global trend. It focuses on meridional railway projects connecting the Tyva Republic (Tuva) with the Russian railway system. These projects explore the concept of creating a Eurasian transport corridor, which not only integrates the meridional and latitudinal elements of Russia’s rail network but also connects with China’s one through access to the Belt and Road Initiative megaproject transport corridor. The integration approach to the Tuvan transport problem emphasizes justifying the use of Russia’s resources for implementing regional railway projects based on their visible social effectiveness in contributing to the development of the Russian grid-like rail network. Three project connections through Mongolia to the Chinese railways are analyzed. The effectiveness of these options is assessed as a comparative category, evaluating the achievement of all-Russian strategy goals by different railway projects or their components. The study also supports the assessment procedures by software products ASPER 3 and GlobalD, jointly developed by the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS and the Siberian Transport University, Federal Agency for Rail Transport (Russia).
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