Vyazemsky is a town in Khabarovsk Krai

Khabarovsk Krai

Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...

, Russia

Russia

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, located 130 kilometres (80.8 mi) southwest of Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...

 close to the Ussuri River

Ussuri River

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 and the border with China

People's Republic of China

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. Population:

History

Vyazemsky was founded in 1895 as a work settlement during construction of the railway between Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...

 and Vladivostok

Vladivostok

The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...

, which later became the easternmost section of the Trans-Siberian railway

Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...

. The settlement and station were initially named Vyazemskaya after the lead engineer of the section, Orest Vyazemsky.

Status as an urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...

 was granted in 1938, town status in 1951.

Economy and infrastructure

The town's economy is reliant on production of timber, foodstuffs and construction materials, as well as rail traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The town has a station (named Vyazemskaya) on the Trans-Siberian, and is the end station for suburban elektrichkas from Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...

. It is also on the M60 motorway.