The design of Moscow- Nizhny Novgorod rail section, as part of Moscow-Kazan HSR, is completed, Aleksander Misharin, First Vice President of Russian Railways said. The design works were developed by RZD, in conjunction with High Speed Lines, a Russian-Chinese consortium and French technical advisers.
“The High Speed Line is an innovative project that uses the latest technologies and solutions which were previously not applied in Russia. These solutions include above all ballastless track superstructure for speeds of up to 400 kph. We still need to build about 1,500 km of ballastless track. Based on mathematical modelling, the KS-400 contact network has been specifically developed for the line,” Misharin said.
He also stressed that one of the most important tasks will be to set up the production of a line of high-speed rolling stock in Russia and pointed out that the projected 12-car train will have operating speeds of up to 360 kph.
According to the First Vice President of Russian Railways, the main tasks in the year 2017 will be to launch the project and begin the construction work on the Moscow-Kazan High Speed Line.
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