Russian Government has approved the schedule for the tender on rolling stock supply tender for Moscow-Kazan HSR. According to the Government, the tender should be launced in December 2016.
According to the schedule, the manufacture of the rolling stock is to be commissioned in December 2019, and at least 70 – 80% of the components have to be localized (in Russia).
The RZD First Vice President Alexander Misharin said earlier that 29 trains will be initially bought for the project. Further on up to 100 high-speed trains will be acquired and operated in Russia.
Sinara Group and China CNR Corporation are collaborating to develop the high-speed train concept. The train will have 12 vars with 743 seats. The companies intend to localise 80% of train production.
A German Initiative consortium led by Siemens may join the Russian high-speed railway project as a co-investor along with Chinese investors. In addition, according to CEO of Siemens in Russia and Central Asia, vice-president of Siemens AG Dietrich Moeller, the consortium is interested in rolling stock supply.
Moscow-Kazan is Russia’s first high-speed rail, estimated at 1.068 trillion roubles (USD 17 billion). With a length of about 770 km, the line will be operated by trains running at the speed of up to 400 km/h.
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