Starting June 1st Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod high-speed rail line will begin using a train produced by Spanish company Talgo instead of one made by Germany’s Siemens, Russian Railways states although not saying the reason why they had switched to Talgo’s train over Siemens’.
Talgo’s high-speed train, to be called Strizh („Swift” in Russian), will travel up to seven times a day from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, making the distance in 3.5 hours. The line is currently operated by Siemens’ Sapsan train, which makes the trip in roughly the same time.
The Sapsan train will be moved to the Moscow – Saint-Petersburg high-speed line, on which they have operated since 2009.
Russia’s high-speed rail transport system has expanded steadily since its launch 6 years ago. The first high-speed train in Russia started regular service between Moscow and Saint Petersburg in 2009, and a Moscow – Helsinki line launched in 2010.
Russia also plans to build a high-speed rail link from Moscow to Kazan in 2020 and has even discussed building a rail line between Moscow and Beijing and not to forget about the extraordinary proposal to build a railway line to connect Russia with Alaska.
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