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A trip from Moscow to Saint Petersburg by Railway
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(L) It is somewhat expensive; however, reliable the Moscow-Taxi.
(L) A taxi is heading to Leningrad Station, where the express train departs for Saint Petersburg
(R) A road of Moscow city is quite dry. Therefore, we can often see a sprinkler-truck on a street.
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A highway to Leningrad Station, Moscow
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Leningrad Station, Moscow
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A quite platform of Leningrad Station
High-speed train, Sapsan
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An exciting moment as the express train, Sapsan is now entering to the platform of Leningrad Station.
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(L) The electric transit marking plate is the same to TGV in France.
(R) E-ticket of the Moscow to Saint Petersburg express, Sapsan
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(L) A woman train attendant is waiting passengers before leaving from the terminal station.
(R) An electric sign board that shows this train is going from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
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(L) Business-class vehicle of Sapsan (R) First class vehicle of Sapsan
There was no vacant seat at all, since this was the peak season and a tour group of a senor age occupied the greater part of the vehicle.
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A free lunch is served to passengers of the first and business-class vehicles.
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(L) A wet paper napkin and lunch service were provided at the express train to Saint Petersburg
(R) A coffee shop in the Sapsan
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There is a few stop in the country side during the 4 and a half hours journey.
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The express train arrived in Moskovsky railway station at Saint Petersburg on time.
Siemens-made high-speed train, Sapson connects 650 km length in 3 hours 50 minutes to 4 hours
30 minutes, between two megalopolis of Russia, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. It is a major traffic
artery in the north-west region of Russia.
This high-speed Russian train has operated on this line since 2009, running below their maximum
speed of 250 km/h because of difficulties upgrading all the track. Sapsan is designed to run in
temperatures as low as -50 Celsius. Russian Railways spent nearly $1 billion on eight trains. Since
1931, the famous 'Red Arrow' train has left Moscow at 23:55 daily, arriving in St Petersburg at 07:55
the next morning, and vice-versa. The railway is relatively congested, which means that only a few
express trains can run each day. There are plans to build a parallel high-speed railway allowing up
to 400 km/h, at an estimated cost of 696 bn roubles, hoping it to be completed in 2018.
Reference: Wikipedia and Russian National Tourist Office
A high-speed train connecting Saint Petersburg with Moscow, Sapsan
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