New 'Tavria' train to run between Moscow and Mineralnye Vody
As of October 1, 'Grand Service Express' launches daily train No. 170/169 from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody. It is confirmed that the train will depart from Moscow at 14:30 and arrive in Mineralnye Vody the following day at 13:35.
Consensus
- A new daily train service between Moscow and Mineralnye Vody will start on October 1.
- The train will be operated by 'Grand Service Express'.
- The train will run in both directions with departure from Moscow at 14:30 and arrival in Mineralnye Vody the next day at 13:35.
- The return journey will depart Mineralnye Vody at 19:20 and arrive in Moscow the next day at 20:40.
- The journey time from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody is less than a day, and from Mineralnye Vody to Moscow is slightly more than a day.
- The train will use a modern single-level 'Tavria' coach with sleeper cars, business class, a special car for disabled passengers, and a dining car.
- The route passes through Ryzan, Michurinsk, Voronezh, Liski, Rossosh, Rostov-on-Don, Tikhoretskaya, Kavkazskaya, Armavir, and Nevinnomyssk.
- The schedule will be in effect until the end of November, after which adjustments may be made.
- Nevinnomyssk is noted as a convenient transfer point for travel to Dombai and Arkhyz.
- Mineralnye Vody is noted as a convenient point for travel to Elbrus.
Points of divergence
- The total travel time from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody will be 23 hours 5 minutes. — vm
- The new train was presented at a ceremony attended by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and RZD CEO Oleg Belozeryov. — vm
- A two-level passenger train began operating on the Moscow–Yaroslavl route from August 26. — vm
- The company has launched trains on routes Moscow–Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg–Moscow–Anapa, and Moscow–Novorossiysk. — interfax
- Seven 'Tavria' and 'Tavria Express' trains continue operating on the Crimean route connecting Crimea with Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Adler. — interfax
- In 2025, Grand Service Express transported nearly 6 million passengers, a 3% increase from the previous year. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Between Moscow and Mineralnye Vody will start a new train 'Tavria' — Вести
- New train 'Tavria' between Moscow and Minny Vody will start in October — Вечерняя Москва
- Grand Service Express will launch a train from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody — Интерфакс