This year began its cruising on ironthe roads of Russia and Tatarstan are a new two-story Moscow-Kazan train, which is the third passenger transport of this type on Russian Railways. It is equipped with all the amenities you need for a comfortable and long trip.
Train composition
The Moscow-Kazan double-decker train, which beganits own course on June 1, 2015, was manufactured at the car-building plant located in the city of Tver. Its composition includes SV-wagons, which can carry 32 passengers in one trip, instead of the usual 18 people. Ordinary compartments have the opportunity to deliver 64 people in each of its compartments, of which there are 12 pieces on the train, for one such trip. Those who developed the project of this composition also took care of people with disabilities. Especially for them, the carriage included a car with 50 seats with all the necessary amenities.
For the driver is equipped with a workplace in the newtwo-system electric locomotive, which controls the entire composition. The staff of this department is very pleased with this new equipment, as it was necessary to change the locomotive in Kazan before. Now the electric locomotive copes with such a trip alone. The Moscow-Kazan corporate train (two-story) has a dining car especially for those who decide to have a snack on the way, which can receive about 45 visitors at a time.
The first floor has 32 passenger seats, andon the second - 31 seats, the remaining 50 are located in the headquarters car. It’s hard to imagine what a two-story Moscow-Kazan train looks like until you see this miracle in person or at least in the photo.
What is interesting is in the compartment cars
What can be expected from such a novelty ondomestic spaces? Naturally, the two-story Moscow-Kazan train is equipped with coziness and comfort, so even a long trip in it does not seem tedious.
In ordinary cars there are double andfour-seater coupe, which are completely isolated from each other. They can find two air conditioners: one - the main, and the second - backup. They are intended to create a favorable climate for passengers. In each such compartment there are LED lamps and sockets.
If the ticket is purchased at the top, then go upconvenient staircase will help there. Also in the compartment you can find a mirror, which is very convenient. Waking up in the morning, you can put yourself in order right away, and shelves are designed to accommodate various small things. On the road, you can eat without leaving the compartment, for this there is a table, and from the dining car by request can bring a delicious dish.
Comfort ride
You can ride with chic in the SV-wagons, whichhas a double-decker train Moscow-Kazan. Photos of passengers, filled the Internet, just pleasing to the eye. In these photos you can see that in the CB-car only two shelves instead of the usual four. On the table already prepared by the caring staff dinner, put in the lunchbox. Of course, there are also sockets and air conditioners in these cars, and even an LCD display for viewing various video programs.
Each such compartment closes on a specialelectronic key with magnetic card. All this is done for the convenience of passengers. After the person is located in his place, the staff carefully wonders what they want for breakfast and where the meal will take place. In general, the service can only please.
Staff car and what's in it
Moscow-Kazan double-decker train, like allothers, has flight attendants. During the trip, they can be found in the headquarters car, a workplace was created there. From there, the whole train is monitored, thanks to the monitor, which shows all the current state, which are not closed ream doors, as well as how much water and power left.
The headquarters car has another screen.It is designed for satellite communications and navigation. Here you can also see special lifts for wheelchairs, as people with limited physical abilities and their attendants ride in this car.
Where can you eat?
Если речь зашла о еде, то на такой случай The Moscow-Kazan double-decker train, of course, has its own restaurant car. A bar with an excellent assortment of drinks is on the ground floor, but alcohol with high degrees is not for sale in it. Not far from it is located the kitchen, where any dishes declared in the menu are prepared from scratch - no semi-finished products are accepted here.
The restaurant itself is located in the secondfloor, so that passengers can admire the unusual and beautiful views that open from its windows. The dishes in it are not only beautifully served, but also very tasty.
What other amenities can be found on the train
In the cars there are three dry closets in which everythingjust top notch. To climb to the second floor, the train is prudently equipped with stairs with a comfortable railing. The intercar passages are made in such a way that, entering them, a person will not feel any discomfort, due to their rigidity and tightness.
The staff delivers delicious tea to the compartment to make the passengers feel comfortable. There is video surveillance in the train and there is security for the safety of people.
And, of course, Wi-Fi also has a two-story Moscow-Kazan train. Reviews of such a trip can be heard only positive and without any criticism.
Those who have already managed to use his servicestransportation, they believe that such a train breaks all the old stereotypes about the Russian Railways. It is a bright and bright spot in the gray and gloomy railways of Russia. When you get into its clean and bright compartment, you feel like at home, because it, among other things, is also very cozy. From the work of the staff you can only come to a complete delight, since they all work for a solid five plus.
A dining car with such a delicious meal, according to many passengers, has only a two-story Moscow-Kazan train, a photo of which is presented in the article.
Service and passenger service
This new train was launched on June 1, 2015, and already for the first month of running between the capitals of Russia and Tatarstan, its services were used by more than 40 thousand passengers.
Поездка долгая, поэтому сервис должен быть на the highest level, and it provides a two-story train Moscow-Kazan. The reviews, according to which one can judge about comfort and coziness, are only good, therefore we can say that the service is top notch.
To keep the laundry always clean andAt the end of the trip, it is delivered to the laundry room, where it is quickly washed, ironed and even folded using special machines. The staff who meet at the train station near the train are friendly and tidy, so travel expectations can only be made in a favorable way.
Ticket price and travel time
The price of travel is formed by dynamicpricing, that is, tickets can be bought at a low price at the moment when their sale is open for the Moscow-Kazan corporate train (two-story). Photos that were taken on the platform of stations may indicate a large passenger flow. From this it follows only one conclusion: tickets are bought up very quickly, as their price corresponds to the quality of the trip.
The cost of travel in the SV-car is from 4200rubles, and in the usual compartment significantly lower - from 2100 rubles. If you have time to buy a ticket in the first days of sale, then the price may fall to 1550 rubles, which equates to the usual reserved seat of the same route, which is no longer branded.
From the Moscow railway station the train leaves at 23:10, arrival in Kazan should be expected at 10:45 the next day. Accordingly, the time spent on the road is 11 hours and 35 minutes. After passing the MOT (full charge of transport, thanks to which all air-conditioning systems and stoves work, as well as all necessary procedures between trips), the train leaves Kazan Station at 5:10 pm, and arrives in Moscow at 5:38 the next day. The time of such a trip will take 12 hours 28 minutes.