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The old RZD logo. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation inherited 17 of the 32 regions of the former Soviet Railways (SZD). [8]In the mid-1990s, the profitability of railway transportation of the Russian Ministry of Railways fell to negative values, the bureaucratization of the ministry itself was publicly criticized, which became an occasion for reforms.
The ice-breaking train ferry SS Baikal built in 1897 and smaller ferry SS Angara built in about 1900 made the four-hour crossing to link the two railheads. [17] [18] The Russian admiral and explorer Stepan Makarov (1849–1904) designed Baikal and Angara but they were built in Newcastle upon Tyne, by Armstrong Whitworth.
Another fast train, the Lastochka ("Swallow") operates on the same line but makes 6 stops: in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Vladimir, Kovrov, Vyazniki, Gorokhovets and Dzerzhinsk, travelling between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod in 4 hours 6 minutes. [9] Running of Strizh trains in Russia was terminated in March 2022 due to sanctions. [8]
Proposed corridor for linking Asian and European rails. Russian high speed Sapsan, operating a Siemens Velaro RUS train on route from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. High-speed rail is emerging in Russia as an increasingly popular means of transport, where it is twice as fast as the regular express trains between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
They will be branded as 'Bely Krechet' (white gyrfalcon) trains, alongside other Russian train designs named after birds. [20] The trains will be composed of 8 or 16 cars, with 4 classes of seating and a bistro car. 8 car trains will have 454 seats (21 first, 68 business, 135 standard, and 230 'comfort' seats).
Russian name Transliterated name Name meaning Railroad Train endpoints Train number Operated Note Ref Аврора Avrora Aurora: RŽD: Moscow Leningradsky – St.Petersburg Glavny
The Red Arrow sleeper train running between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The Red Arrow (new cars) leaves St Petersburg, as "The Hymn to the Great City" is played in Moscow Station. The Red Arrow (Russian: Кра́сная стрела́) is a Russian overnight sleeper train connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg via the Moscow–Saint ...
Following the standard notations in Russia, a railway stop below is called a station if it is a terminus or if it has a cargo terminal, and it is called a platform otherwise. Moscow Kazansky railway station (station), transfer to Kurskaya metro station of Sokolnicheskaya line and Komsomolskaya metro station of Koltsevaya line;