Baykal (port) facts for kids

For other places with the same name, see Baykal.

Baykal station

Baykal (port) is a small village in Russia. It's located in the Irkutsk Oblast region, right next to the famous Lake Baikal. The village sits on the left bank of the Angara River, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of a larger city called Irkutsk.

In 2010, the village had 425 people living there.

A Bit of History

Baykal (port) used to be a slightly bigger type of town, known as a "work settlement." But on February 1, 2014, its status changed, and it became a smaller, rural village.

Getting Around

This village is special because it's the very end of the Circum-Baikal Railway. This is a famous old railway line that runs around Lake Baikal.

You can also take a car ferry from Baykal (port) across the river. This ferry connects the village to another settlement called Listvyanka, which is on the opposite side of the Angara River.

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