Moscow Orders 100 New Ivolga Trains for Regional Routes
Moscow has signed a contract for 100 additional modernized 'Ivolga 5.0' electric trains, produced at the Tver Rolling Stock Plant, to expand regional rail services. The trains are part of a broader transport initiative linking Moscow with 11 regions and supporting domestic industrial development.
Consensus
- Moscow has signed a contract for approximately 100 additional 'Ivolga' trains.
- The new trains are the fifth generation, 'Ivolga 5.0 ЦТУ'.
- The trains will operate on interregional routes of the Central Transport Hub (ЦТУ).
- The Tver Industrial Mechanical Engineering Cluster is the largest passenger train producer in Russia.
- The trains are produced at the Tver Rolling Stock Plant.
- The production involves over 600 enterprises across Russia and employs around 120,000 people.
- The trains feature domestic components, with 97% of parts produced in Russia.
- The contract includes a 40-year service maintenance agreement for the trains.
- The trains are intended for long-distance travel and include improved comfort features such as kitchens and dining tables.
- The Tver Rolling Stock Plant also produces high-speed passenger wagons capable of 200 km/h.
- The Tver Mechanical Plant for Electric Transport supplies trams to Moscow, including 'Vityaz-Moscow' and 'Lvyonok-Moscow'.
- The project supports domestic industrial development and import substitution.
Points of divergence
- The first trains will appear on the Yaroslavsky and Paveletsky routes in bright blue livery with the 'CTU' logo. — ntv
- The Tver Industrial Mechanical Engineering Cluster consists of three major enterprises with about 12,500 employees. — tg_mos_sobyanin
- The Tver Industrial Mechanical Engineering Cluster has about 12,500 workers and includes three major enterprises. — vm
- The Tver Rolling Stock Plant is the birthplace of the first 'Ivolgas' launched on the first and second Central Diameter lines in 2019. — ntv
- The Tver Mechanical Plant has supplied trams to Moscow since 2017, including models with autonomous operation. — vm
- The Tver Mechanical Plant supplies trams with autonomous operation systems, and the tram fleet modernization in Moscow will be completed by 2026. — tg_mos_sobyanin
Coverage (6 sources)
- Sobyanin: Moscow has signed a contract for 100 additional 'Ivolga' trains — НТВ Москва
- Tverskoy industrial machine-building cluster — largest manufacturer of passenger trains in Russia — Мэр Москвы Сергей Собянин
- Sobyanin visited the Tversky Machine Building Cluster — НТВ Москва
- Sobyanin: Production of transport for the Central Transport Hub helps develop the Russian economy — Вечерняя Москва
- Sobyanin: Trains produced in Tver are an example of first-class machines — Вечерняя Москва
- Sobyanin: Hundreds of Russian factories are involved in the creation of modern trains — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Moscow
- Russia
- Sergey Sobyanin
- Tveri
- Central Television University
- Tverskaya
- Moscow
- State Council
- Central Transport Hub
- Tverskoy Locomotive Plant
- Moscow Oblast
- Иволги 5.0 ЦТУ
- Тверском машиностроительном кластере
- Тверской промышленный машиностроительный кластер