Kansk (Russian: Канск kahnsk) is a city in the east of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Siberia, Russia.
Kansk was founded in 1628. It has a population of approximately 100,000 people. The economy is based on several industries, with coal being the primary industry.
The nearest major airport is 200km away, near Krasnoyarsk.
See also: Trans-Siberian Railway
All Trans-Siberian trains stop at Kansk, which is 4,343km from the Moscow commencement point.
Train timetables and fares can be found on the RZD website; enter "KANSK-ENISEISKII" as the station for Kansk. There are several daily trains to Krasnoyarsk (3.5 hours, ), Moscow (66 hours, ), Irkutsk (14 hours, ), Novosibirsk (16 hours, ), Ulan-Ude (12 hours, ), Omsk (25 hours, ), Yekaterinburg (36 hours, ), Perm (46 hours, ), and Vladivostok (82 hours, ).
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