Violin cases may be allowed on St. Petersburg's metro - SPB RU…

Violin cases may be allowed on St. Petersburg's metro - SPB RU newspaper. St. Petersburg may revise its rules on luggage transport on the metro to allow musicians, students, and music school students to transport violins without restrictions.

Consensus

• Musicians, students, and school pupils face difficulties transporting violins in St. Petersburg metro
• The issue was discussed in a transport committee meeting of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg
• The current metro rules restrict baggage dimensions, making it hard to carry large instruments like violins
• A proposal to change the rules was made by deputies and will be sent to the vice-governor of St. Petersburg

Points of divergence

• The committee decided to send a letter to the vice-governor requesting changes to metro rules to allow paid transport of oversized baggage — gazeta_spb
• The problem was previously raised a year ago by the Conservatory, and now by Rimsky-Korsakov School — fontanka
• Representatives of Komtrans and metro warned about security risks of oversized baggage — fontanka

Coverage (2 sources)

• Viola restrictions in St. Petersburg metro may be lifted - SPB Newspaper — Gazeta.SPb
• Musicians with Cello No Longer Allowed in St. Petersburg Metro — Фонтанка

Key entities

• Saint Petersburg
• Capital of the North
• SPB RU News Newspaper
• Legislative Assembly
• Conservatory
• Stanislav Lyamin
• Rimsky-Korsakov Schools