New High-Speed Route Opened Between Nizhny Novgorod - Moscow - Petersburg

On 30 July 2010, the fast train “Sapsan” began to run on the route Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod. Russian Railways has established a new high-speed route: Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow – St Petersburg. “Sapsan” train have been running between Moscow and St Petersburg since 17th December 2009.

Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin said at the opening ceremony: "Now Nizhny Novgorod, with its population of over a million, will be linked to Moscow and St Petersburg by a high-speed, reliable, and comfortable means of transport".
The minimum price of a “Sapsan” ticket on the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow routes will be around 33 Euros in economy class, and around 69 Euros in business class.

The “Sapsan” service currently runs six times a day on the St Petersburg – Moscow – St Petersburg route (one of these trains continues on the St Petersburg – Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod route).

In order to be able to run the high-speed service, the infrastructure of the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line was modernized. Over period of 4 years, construction was carried out at 54 passenger platforms, 139 km of overhead lines were fully overhauled, barriers were built up along 331 km of the route.

The “Sapsan” is a high-speed electric train of the Velaro RUS series produced by the company Siemens Transportation Systems, and capable of a maximum speed of 250 km/h.

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August 16, 2010