Swift train route. International routes

08.02.2024

The new train has significantly improved the comfort and safety of passengers on the road, says the head of the Ministry of Transport, Maxim Sokolov. Its main advantage is that it automatically adapts to the European track. This shortens the journey from Moscow to Berlin by almost five hours, the minister noted. Along the route, the train makes stops at the stations of Smolensk (Russia), Orsha (Belarus), Minsk (Belarus), Brest (Belarus), Terespol (Poland), Warsaw (Poland), Poznan (Poland), Rzepin (Poland), Frankfurt Oder (Germany). All countries through which the train passes participated in the certification of the train, the minister clarified.

The transition to the European gauge will be carried out in Belarus, said the head of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozerov. It will take about 20 minutes for the Swift to pass through a specially equipped transfer device from one track to another, whereas currently changing wheel sets takes about 2 hours.

Already, international passenger traffic has increased by more than 9 percent compared to last year. Communications with Germany increased by 35 percent. The launch of this train will create additional opportunities for passengers, Belozerov believes.

The Strizh train will run twice a week, departing from Moscow's Kursky Station on Saturdays and Sundays at 13:05 and arriving at Berlin Ostbahnhof station at 07:19 the next morning. From Berlin (Ostbahnhof station) the train will depart on Sundays and Mondays at 18:50 and arrive at Moscow's Kursky Station at 17:25 the next day.

It will take travelers 20 hours to get from Moscow to Berlin on the new branded train "Strizh"

The train has 20 carriages. Of these, five carriages have four-seater compartments, four carriages have double compartments, two carriages have first-class seats (20 seats in each carriage). They are designed mainly for those who travel not from Moscow to Berlin, but, for example, from one European city to another. EU residents have already fallen in love with Russian trains, experts say. They hope that this line-up will find its fans.

The train also has a bar car and a restaurant car. Additional services include Wi-Fi access to a multimedia portal with the ability to access the Internet. On the portal you can view the schedule, menu of the dining car and news for passengers. Those who have purchased tickets for a first class seated carriage will be given tablets to view multimedia content.

From Sakhalin to Japan

The Ministry of Transport is studying the issue of creating a railway connection between Sakhalin (Russia) and Japan.

There are two options: a railway bridge or a tunnel along the bottom of the La Perouse Strait, which connects the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk and runs between the northern tip of Hokkaido Island (Japan) and the southern tip of Sakhalin Island, Cape Krillon (Russia). However, there are no technical solutions yet, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Transport Alexey Tsydenov noted in a conversation with journalists.

First, Sakhalin needs to be connected to the main part of Russia, and such a project was already discussed in 2013, Tsydenov recalled. There, two options were also considered: a bridge and a tunnel. The approximate cost of the project is 400 billion rubles.

Let us add that the narrowest place between the mainland and Sakhalin is the Nevelskoy Strait, about 8 kilometers wide, with a maximum depth of 24 meters.

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The branded Strizh / Swift train offers passengers an increased level of comfort and service.

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Discounts for individual passengers

5% on the upper shelves at points of sale of JSC Russian Railways (not applicable in “Single” category compartments);
10% on all seats, subject to reservation of seats from 60 to 45 days before train departure.

The specified discounts do not apply when issuing travel documents at group fares and the special Voyage fare.

Travel for children

A child under 4 years of age travels with an adult passenger without a separate seat - free of charge. If desired, you can issue a paid children's ticket with a seat.

A passenger who has booked travel in a Luxury (business) class carriage at the Adult-Single fare has the right to carry with him free of charge no more than two children under 12 years of age (until the day they reach this age, in train carriages No. 13/14 Moscow - Berlin "Swift" - no more than one child under the age of 12 years), for which non-cash travel documents are issued in the Russian Federation. Outside the Russian Federation, issuing non-cash travel documents for transporting children is not required.

In a Double category compartment, travel in a Luxury (business) class carriage is carried out at a special “Adult “Family” fare for two adults traveling together who have the right to carry with them free of charge no more than two children under 4 years of age or one child under 12 years (until the day they reach this age, in the carriages of train No. 13/14 Moscow - Berlin "Strizh" - no more than two children under the age of 4 years)). For each child carried free of charge, a non-cash travel document must be issued in the Russian Federation. Outside the Russian Federation, issuing non-cash travel documents for transporting children is not required.

Transportation of pets and hand luggage

Transportation of dogs, other small pets and birds is permitted in any class, subject to payment for all seats in the compartment. Small (indoor) pets and birds are transported in cages, baskets, etc. It is allowed to transport no more than one dog or no more than one cage per compartment.

There is no additional charge for transporting dogs, small (pet) pets and birds.

A passenger may carry easily portable items (carry-on luggage) with him free of charge, if this does not contradict customs or administrative rules. The total size of one piece of hand luggage in the sum of three dimensions must not exceed 200 cm, while one side must not exceed 55 cm.

Passengers are allowed to carry with them free of charge:

in first class sleeping cars, including luxury (business) class cars, in Single category compartments - no more than 100 kg of hand luggage per compartment (in carriages of train No. 13/14 Moscow - Berlin "Strizh" - no more than 50 kg of hand luggage baggage per passenger);
in first class sleeping cars, including luxury (business) class cars, in Double category compartments - no more than 50 kg for each travel document with a seat (in carriages of train No. 13/14 Moscow - Berlin "Strizh" - no more than 50 kg hand luggage per passenger);
in second class sleeping cars and carriages with seats for an adult passenger no more than 36 kg and for a child under 12 years of age (until the day they reach this age) - no more than 15 kg for each travel document with a seat (in train carriages No. 13/14 Moscow - Berlin "Swift" - per passenger).

Buying tickets

Travel documents are issued on one form. Tickets can be purchased at international railway ticket offices along the train route (Russia (Russian Railways), Poland (PKP SA), Czech Republic (CD), Austria (ÖBB), Germany (DB), France (SNCF)).

You can purchase electronic tickets on the Passengers website.

There is an electronic check-in service on trains.

To board the train along the entire route, the passenger must present to the carriage conductor an electronic ticket (boarding pass), printed on paper (A4 format), or its image on the screen of a mobile device, as well as an identification document of the passenger, which is indicated in the electronic ticket.

Electronic registration is carried out:

during the procedure for ordering electronic tickets after the “Payment” step simultaneously for all passengers specified in the order;
again at any other time in the “Personal Account”;
both simultaneously for all passengers specified in the order, and for individual electronic tickets in the order.

Cancellation of the electronic registration service (refusal) is carried out no later than 1 hour before the train departs from the initial station of the route:

on the website in “Personal Account”;
by obtaining a boarding pass (travel document) at a ticket office or self-service terminal on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Rules for refunding the cost of travel documents

Tickets are returned at the place of purchase.

At individual rates:

more than 6 hours before the train departure, 100% of the fare is reimbursed; less than 6 hours before the train departure, no refund is made.

For group rates:

from 60 to 15 days before the train departure, 100% of the fare is reimbursed, from 14 to 8 days before the train departure, 50% of the fare is reimbursed, less than 8 days before the train departure, no refund is made.

In the Russian Federation, a fee of 10 euros will be charged for the return of an unused ticket.