Mongolian coal riding the rails towards a brighter future

Mongolian coal riding the rails towards a brighter future

In southeastern Mongolia, not far from the Khangi border checkpoint with China, a railway track ends just short of the fence, awaiting the day when a direct connection to the country’s prosperous southern neighbour becomes a reality. But if everything goes according to plan, that day could come this year, with the track in Mongolia’s Dornogovi province linking to an extension on the other side of the border that will allow transshipment and seam…