The new 6.5 kilometre rail link will open in 2017 across the world's 10th longest river.
Russian president changes his midnight address to honour the bombing victims in Volgograd - and eliminate terrorists.
The new low fare routes subsidised by the government will help Siberians from Norilsk to Khabarovsk.
Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.
The swollen Amur River reached a depth of 910 cm near Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Sunday, with fears it could hit 940cm.
Pictures show how drivers face deadly threat from summer fire 'hell' as fuel truck went at top speed to avoid killer spark.
Second female student held under house arrest in shocking Khabarovsk case: but is a disturbing sexual fetish behind the savagery?
As temperatures sunk to minus 50C and below, schools and kindergartens were closed for the world's hardiest children.
Hearse impounded in Russian Far East contained $160,000 worth of the prized delicacy.
Session seen as a significant step towards improving economic prospects for vast priority region including eastern Siberia.