Tomsk city is the centre of the Tomsk Region of the Russian Federation. It lies on the banks of the Tom River.The city was named after the river it stands on. In Khet language, Toom means ?the river?. Khets are the most ancient tribes in Siberia. They obviously meant the big river they lived close to is the main one, the centre of life. The other sources say Toom means ?dark?. The Tom River is deep and carries much loam, so the water might look dark. Tomsk merchants found themselves in a remote and unfavourable location. As horse routes were not as effective and railway routes, the centre of commerce and then industry moved to Novosibirsk which lays 270 km from Tomsk.
| Destination city | Train name | Schedule | Departure | Travel time | Arrival | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irkutsk | 647 Tomsk - Vladivostok | Daily | 7:04:00 PM | 36:29 | 7:33:00 AM | $139.00-$176.00 |
| Moscow | 037 Tomsk-Moscow | Odd dates | 2:33:00 PM | 49:37 | 4:10:00 PM | $118.00-$268.00 |
| Omsk | 953 Tomsk-Taiga | Daily | 7:52:00 AM | 2:12 | 10:04 | $38.00-$78.00 |
| Yekaterinburg | 037 Tomsk-Moscow | Odd dates | 2:33:00 PM | 23:16 | 1:49:00 PM | $148.00-$299.00 |