▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁dangerous ▁goods ) ▁takes ▁on ▁up ▁to ▁one ▁hundred ▁passengers . ▁Pass enger ▁transport ation ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁fer ry ▁" S ak hal in - 8 " ▁and ▁" S ak hal in - 9 ". ▁A ▁typical ▁fer ry ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁is ▁ 1 1 – 1 2 ▁hours , ▁in ▁winter ▁and ▁in ▁bad ▁weather , ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 ▁hours , ▁occasionally ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁hours . ▁ ▁Fer ries ▁transport ▁directly ▁those ▁rail ▁cars ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁cargo ▁follows ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁Russian ▁rail ways . ▁This ▁technology , ▁which ▁ex cludes ▁physical ▁trans ship ment ▁of ▁cargo ▁in ▁ports , ▁makes ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁volume ▁of ▁cargo ▁operations ▁of ▁ports , ▁reduce ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁transport ation , ▁increase ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁cargo . ▁Since ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁railway ▁gauge ▁( 1 0 6 7 ▁mm ) ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁national ▁one , ▁bog ie ▁exchange ▁is ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁K holm sk . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁unlike ▁some ▁foreign ▁rail ▁fer ries , ▁the ▁carriage ▁of ▁passenger ▁cars ▁at ▁the ▁Sak hal in ▁fer ry ▁is ▁not ▁provided ; ▁passengers ▁are ▁transport ed ▁in ▁the ▁passenger ▁cab ins ▁of ▁the ▁fer ry . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁car ▁service ▁from ▁Van ino ▁to ▁K hab ar ov sk ▁and ▁K oms om ol sk