The operations of Mongolian Railroads have been introduced
to the Chairman of Japan Freight Railway Company Naohiko Ito, who is in
Mongolia on an official visit. He has visited the Ulaanbaatar Railroad
Authority’s Management Department and was surprised to find out how different
Mongolian and Japanese railroad operations are.

Surprised to find that the railroad system which was incorporated at the
beginning of railroad services in Japan, Naohiko Ito commented, “The job of the
loading and hauling process is done by an intermediary company. Also the load
receiving and reports and documentations are handled by separate companies.”

During the meeting between the Deputy Head of Mongolian Railroad Authority
L.Purevbaatar and Naohiko Ito, they discussed the possibilities of working
together to develop the Mongolian railroad, to educate young people in
information technology and the modern railroad system in Japan. Naohiko Ito
also stressed that with the vast amount of green land, the potential for
railroad development is far greater in Mongolia than in Japan.