Just yesterday, the head of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozerov, said that the draft version of the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed train was “finally selected and approved.”
Today’s version already represents this train, consisting of 8 cars of four types, among which there will be a dining car. In addition, the train can be doubled with one large one of 16 cars.
The cruising speed of the new product is 360 km/h, the maximum is 400 km/h.
The train itself remains to be built. As well as the highway for him. A bridge is currently being actively created across the Moscow Canal in Khimki.
The Sinara company is building 2 buildings for the production of trains on the basis of Ural Locomotives with an area of 60 thousand m². And Transmashholding provides rolling stock with a “number of components and systems.”
It is reported that the train will run every 10-15 minutes. The route for passengers between Moscow and St. Petersburg is 2 hours 15 minutes, St. Petersburg and Veliky Novgorod – 29 minutes, Moscow and Tver – 39 minutes. [ТАСС]
Source: Iphones RU
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