RZD announced that it would reinstate 300 suburban train routes after the cancellation of the vital services drew a sharp rebuke from President Vladimir Putin. Arkady Dvorkovich, the deputy prime minister who oversees the sector, said that 41 suburban train routes had already been restored in the Pskov, Tver, Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and Moscow regions. The cancellation of hundreds of suburban passengers trains across more than 20 Russian regions sparked outrage across the country in recent months. The trains are largely loss-making, but an essential feature of many Russians’ lives.
Source: www.themoscowtimes.com
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