From Irkustsk Listvyanka is the most easily reachable town on Lake Baikal (70 km).
The Krugobajkalskaya Zheleznaya Doroga (KZhD) is a railway following the original track along the southwestern corner of Lake Baikal.
It was the last section of the Transsiberian Railroad and the hardest to complete in view of the mountainous terrain.
Port Baikal