Crimea · September · Moscow (крым · сентябрь · москва)

Ticket sales for trains No. 7/8 St. Petersburg - Sevastopol/Kerch have been temporarily suspended starting September 30; trains No. 17/18 Simferopol/Kerch - Moscow from Crimea starting September 30 and from Moscow starting October 1; trains No. 27/28 Simferopol/Kerch - Moscow from Crimea starting September 30 and from Moscow starting October 1; and trains No. 91/92 Sevastopol/Kerch - Moscow from Crimea starting September 29 and from Moscow starting September 30.

Consensus

The railway operator 'Grand Service Express' has reduced ticket booking period for trains to Crimea from 90 days to 45 days
This change is due to planned autumn repair works in Crimea that will require schedule adjustments
The new booking period starts in late September 2026
Several specific train routes have had their sales temporarily closed

Points of divergence

The decision was made by the operational headquarters of Crimea together with 'Grand Service Express', Ministry of Transport, and management of FGUP 'Crimean Railway' — vedomosti
An additional train from Kerch to St. Petersburg will operate four times in July — fontanka

Coverage (3 sources)

Ticket sales for trains to and from Crimea will open 45 days in advance — Вести
In Crimea, the maximum period for purchasing railway tickets has been temporarily reduced to 45 days — Ведомости
Tickets to Crimea are no longer sold beyond the end of September; travel planning horizon reduced — Фонтанка