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Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway

Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway (Russian ВСМ Москва — Санкт-Петербург), also known as VSM-1 is a high-speed railway line under construction in Russia.[1]

Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway
Overview
Status2028 (planned)
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Technical
Line length679 km (422 mi)
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
3 kV DC

History

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In 2020, Russian Railways reported construction was scheduled to begin in 2021.[2] The journey time was planned to take approximately 2 hours 19 minutes, and the length of the line would be 679 km.[3][4]

In November 2021, reports suggested it was likely for the project to be abandoned favouring possible upgrades to the existing Saint Petersburg-Moscow railway.[5]

In August 2023, president Vladimir Putin announced his support for taking the project forward, as well as making progress towards Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Kazan.[1]

On December 15, 2023, the Russian minister of transport, Vitaly Savelyev, said that they have formed the main parameters of implementation and developed a financial and organizational model.[6]

Construction began in March 2024.[1]

The railway will cost more than 2.3 trillion rubles ($25.97 billion), and will be built by VSM Two Capitals, a Russian company, using both state and private money, under concession.[7] The Russian government plans to allocate more than 300 billion rubles from the National Welfare Fund at 1% in 2025, and 328 billion rubles in subsidies in the period between 2024 and 2038.[7][8] In total, it is estimated 580 billion rubles will need to be allocated form the National Wealth Fund, with the remaining amount coming sources such as VTB, Sberbank and Gazprombank (state-owned banks).[7]

Route

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The line was planned to be 679 km long, and will serve 16 stations (including 4 intermediate stations within Moscow).[9][10]

The planned stations as of 2024 are, in Moscow Oblast: Moscow-Leningradsky, Rizhskaya, Petrovsky-Razumovskaya, Zelenograd-Kryukovo and Vysokovo, in Tver Oblast: New Tver, Logovezh and Vypolzovo, in Novgorod Oblast: Valday, Gorki, Veliky Novgorod and Tigoda, in Leningrad Oblast: Zharovskaya, and in Saint Petersburg: Obukhovo-2 and Moskovsky railway station.[11][12]

Operation

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Trains will run in service consistently at 250 km/h, while the line is reported to be designed to handle speeds of 400 km/h.[13][1]

The line is estimated to cut travel time between Moscow and St Petersburg to 2 hours 15 minutes, running at 15-20 minute headways, later increasing in frequency to 10–15 minutes by 2030.[14]

Rolling stock

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A previous venture to produce high speed trains with Siemens, a company which manufactured the Velaro RUS trains on the Sapsan service, was unsuccessful due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, following which Siemens exited the Russian market and the joint venture.[1][15]

28 trains will be ordered in the first batch, expected to be assembled by Sinara Group with support from Transmashholding.[16]

In April 2024, a 12 billion ruble ($119.6 million) contract was signed with Ural Locomotives (a subsidiary of Sinara Group) to produce 2 pre-series trains. The trains will be 8 cars long, with a design speed of 400 km/h, and a maximum operational speed of 360 km/h.[17] There will be 4 classes of seating and pairs of trains will be able to work in multiple.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Russia begins construction of first high-speed line". International Railway Journal. 2024-03-15. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15.
  2. ^ "Строительство высокоскоростной магистрали «Москва – Санкт-Петербург» начнется в 2021 году". rzd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "На пути встаёт Великий Новгород". gudok.ru. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ "В РЖД хотят проложить ВСМ между Москвой и Петербургом через Великий Новгород" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ ""Коммерсантъ" узнал о возможном отказе от магистрали Москва — Петербург". РБК (in Russian). 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  6. ^ "Минтранс заявил, что основные параметры реализации ВСМ Москва - Петербург сформированы" [The Ministry of Transport announced that the main parameters for the implementation of the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway have been formed]. TASS (in Russian). 2023-12-05.
  7. ^ a b c Stolyarov, Gleb (2024-06-06). Harvey, Jan (ed.). "Russia to build high-speed railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg". Reuters.
  8. ^ Rogozin, Oleg (2024-04-11). "Магистраль набирает скорость: на ее строительство выделят 300 млрд рублей" [The highway is picking up speed: 300 billion rubles will be allocated for its construction]. Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti. В поручении главы государства отмечается, что правительство и концессионеры должны до 1 июля нынешнего года принять все необходимые решения, исходя из того что в 2025 году из Фонда национального благосостояния средств для предоставления кредитов на строительство объектов транспортной инфраструктуры, необходимых для реализации этого проекта, будет выделено не менее 300 млрд рублей. Причем средства предоставят по ставке не более 1 % годовых в первые десять лет. [The order of the head of state notes that the government and concessionaires must make all necessary decisions by July 1 of this year, based on the fact that in 2025, at least 300 billion rubles will be allocated from the National Welfare Fund to provide loans for the construction of transport infrastructure facilities necessary for the implementation of this project. Moreover, the funds will be provided at a rate of no more than 1% per annum in the first ten years.]
  9. ^ D'Silva, Krishtina (2024-03-15). "Moscow Commences Construction of Russia's First High-Speed Rail Line". Urban Transport News.
  10. ^ "Путин дал старт началу строительства ВСМ Москва - Петербург" [Putin launched the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway]. TASS (in Russian). 2024-03-14. [The high speed railway (HSR) is designed for traffic at speeds above 250 km/h. 679 km total length. 10-15 min train interval. 28 trains first batch.]
  11. ^ Yablokov, Pavel (2024-03-22). "Зачем ВСМ Москва — Санкт-Петербург нужно столько остановок?" [Why does the Moscow-Saint Petersburg high-speed railway need so many stops?]. TR.ru (in Russian).
  12. ^ "В РЖД назвали 16 остановок на маршруте ВСМ Москва — Петербург" [Russian Railways names 16 stops on Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed rail route]. RBC (in Russian). 2024-03-15.
  13. ^ Keller, Mitchell (2024-03-15). "Putin greenlights construction for Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed rail". Construction Briefing.
  14. ^ "Putin to give start to building Moscow-St. Pete high-speed railway — Kremlin". TASS. 2024-03-14.
  15. ^ "Siemens and Russian Railways to develop new high-speed train". RailTech.com. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  16. ^ Sergey, Belov (2024-02-14). "Russia to purchase high-speed trains worth $1.6 bln". ROLLINGSTOCK.
  17. ^ Smith, Kevin (2024-04-18). "Russian Railways orders prototype high-speed trains". International Railway Journal.
  18. ^ "RZD orders high speed trains for revived Moscow – St Petersburg project". Railway Gazette International. 2024-04-18.


   

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