Pan-European Corridor II
The Corridor II is one of the Pan-European corridors. It runs between Berlin in Germany, and Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, passing through Poland and Belarus. The corridor follows the route: Berlin - Poznań - Warsaw - Brest - Minsk - Smolensk - Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod. The road corridor is concurrent with from Berlin to Moscow.
Due to the Schengen Agreement, the border between Germany and Poland can be crossed easily without any passport or immigrations checks. There is border control when crossing the border from the European Union into Belarus near Brest, and citizens of most countries need a visa to enter one country or the other, or both. On the Belarus–Russia border, however, there are no immigration checks, because Russia and Belarus are part of the same Union State.
Rail traffic along this route is hindered by a break of gauge at the border between Poland and Belarus. Poland uses standard-gauge, while Belarus, Russia, and the former Soviet Union use Russian gauge. The route from Brest to Moscow is also part of Euro-Asian Rail Route 2.
The Road Corridor
2,262 km comprising:- Germany
- Poland
- Belarus
- Russia
The Rail Corridor
2,313 km comprising- Germany
- Poland
- Belarus
- Russia