Moscow–St. Petersburg High-Speed Rail Construction Underway
Moscow, October 20. Construction of the high-speed railway line (HSR) Moscow–Saint Petersburg and trains for it are proceeding according to plan, said Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin to the information service 'Vesti'.
Consensus
- Construction of the high-speed rail line (VSM) between Moscow and Saint Petersburg is ongoing.
- The project is proceeding according to schedule.
- Train production for the high-speed line is underway at the Ural Locomotives factory.
- The first five train cars are nearly complete.
- The terminal in Saint Petersburg will be built near Moscow Station.
- The project spans six regions: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Moscow Oblast, Tver Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, and Leningrad Oblast.
- The project cost is 2.3 trillion rubles.
- The first VSM is planned to be launched in 2028.
- The travel time between Moscow and Saint Petersburg will be reduced to 2 hours and 15 minutes.
- The Leningradsky Station in Moscow has been reconstructed and is ready to receive VSM trains.
- The project includes construction of a new station entrance at the 'Ligovskiy Prospekt' metro station.
- The project involves road and tunnel construction in Saint Petersburg, including the creation of a new exit from the metro station.
Points of divergence
- Several buildings, including residential buildings at Tranzitnyy Proezd, 10 and Dnepropetrovskaya, 4, are being demolished for the project. — fontanka
- A former swimming pool at Ligovskiy Prospekt, 50A has been demolished. — fontanka
- A parking garage at Tranzitnyy Proezd has been demolished and construction equipment is currently operating there. — fontanka
- The project includes the construction of a new exit from the 'Ligovskiy Prospekt' station, which will become the 'Ligovskiy Prospekt — 2' station vestibule. — fontanka
- The project includes the construction of new roads: Ligovskiy Prospekt extension, Military Street, and the opening of Nizhny Novgorod Street. — fontanka
- The project includes the construction of a tunnel under railway tracks and the creation of a new road connection. — fontanka
- The project includes the construction of a passenger square at Ligovskiy Prospekt. — fontanka
- The project includes the relocation of commuter trains from Moscow and Volkhovstroy directions to Rybatskoye and Ladozhsky Station. — fontanka
- Russian Railways (RZD) are developing a concept to redirect 'Sapsan' trains to regional routes after the VSM launch. — vedomosti
- The concept includes the development of high-speed rail to Sochi. — vedomosti
- The concept involves dividing the railway network into high-speed lines and high-speed movement lines using existing tracks. — vedomosti
- Possible new routes for Sapsan trains include Kazan and other heavily used rail lines. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Andrey Nikitin held a meeting on the implementation of the project for the construction of the high-speed Moscow – St. Petersburg railway — Правительство России
- Waiting for a train. What is happening in the vicinity of Moscow Station — Фонтанка
- Minister of Transport reported that construction of the high-speed railway is proceeding according to schedule — Вести
- RZD proposed sending «Sapsans» to regional routes after launch of VSM — Ведомости
Key entities
- Moscow
- Andrey Nikitin
- Saint Petersburg
- Russia
- RZD
- St. Petersburg
- Vladimir Putin
- Fontanka
- Prime
- Ministry of Transport
- Vesti
- First Channel
- Moscow Railway Station
- Ural Locomotives
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