Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway

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Train types and description

• Fast train (skorry poezd) – Train number from 1 to 160. Very comfortable and fast trains with minimum stops only in large cities. Convenient timetable (departure at night, arrival at the morning). Average speed – 70-90 km/h.
• Fast train with special name (firmeny poezd) – All the same, only better service level (cleaner cars, politer attendants). Trains example: The ‘Rossia’ train nr.2, connecting Moscow and Vladivostok or the ‘Krasnaya Strella’ (‘Red Arrow’), connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Average speed – 60 km/h
• Passenger train (passazhirskiy poezd) – Train number from 170 to 870. Looks like an intercity train and makes more stops. Average speed – 40-50 km/h.
• Speed train (skorostnoj poezd) – Train number from 161 to 169. Very comfortable trains with average speed 100 km/h. All cars equipped with DVD player, comfortable seats. Only available on some specific routes.

Railway station in Moscow

Yaroslavski railway station

Train to/from:
Trans-siberian trains, Arkhangelsk, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Irkutsk, Kirov, Kostroma, Novosibirsk, Perm, Sergiev Posad, Suburban trains to Abramtsevo, Vladimir, Vladivostok, Vologda, Yaroslavl. Address: 5 Komsomolskaya Square

Metro: Komsomolskaya - Комсомо́льская

5  Koltsevaya Line

conection:
Leningradsky Rail Terminal
Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal
Kazansky Rail Terminal

Bus: 40, 122
Trolleybus: 14, 41
Tram: 7, 37, 50



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