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Scheme of the Belarusian railway.

The Belarusian Railways is connected to the railways of neighboring countries: Latvia (Latvijas dzelzceļš), Lithuania (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai), Poland (Polskie Koleje Państwowe), Russia (Moscow and Oktyabrskaya Railways Russian Railways) and Ukraine (South-Western and Lviv Railways UZ).

Branches of the Belarusian Railway. Minsk branch Baranovichi branch Brest branch Vitebsk branch Gomel branch Mogilev branch

Story

• The first permanent railway connection was opened on December 27, 1862 on the Porechye - Grodno section of the St. Petersburg-Warsaw Railway.
• in 1866 the Dinaburg-Vitebsk railway was opened, in 1868 - the Oryol-Vitebsk railway (in 1895 merged into a single Rigo-Oryol railway with management in Riga).
• in 1871 the Moscow - Smolensk - Brest line of the Moscow-Brest Railway was opened (since 1912 - the Aleksandrovskaya Railway).
• in 1873 the Novo-Vileisk - Minsk - Gomel line was opened, and in 1874 the Gomel - Romny line of the Landvarovo-Romenskaya Railway (since 1876 - the Libavo-Romenskaya Railway) was opened.
• in 1882 the Zhabinka - Pinsk line was opened, in 1884 - the Pinsk - Luninets - Vilna line, in 1886 - the Luninets - Gomel and Baranovichi - Bialystok railway lines, and in 1887 the Gomel-Bryansk railway line, which became part of the Polesie Railways , whose administration was located in Vilna.
• in the city, a railway line was designed from Lyntup to the town of Svir (24 versts) and further to Smorgon, and in the city - a line from Lyntup to Shemetovo, Izhu to Molodechno.
• in 1902, the Rigo-Orlovskaya railway was replenished with the Vitebsk - Zhlobin line.
• in 1907, the Polesie railways were replenished with the Volkovysk - Lida - Polotsk line.
• In the fall of the year, the Russian army, despite stubborn resistance from the Germans, liberated the railway stations of Molodechno, Vileyka and Krivichi (now Knyaginin) of the Polesie Railways from the Kaiser's troops.
• at the end of the year, the formed 13th company (240 people) of the German reserve infantry regiment No. 251 under the command of Captain Gotting built a station in the front-line town of Shemetovo and connected Lyntupy and Shemetovo using a field narrow-gauge railway.
• in 1922, the Aleksandrovskaya Railway and the Moscow-Baltic Railway were merged into the Moscow-Belarusian-Baltic Railway.
• in the year the Czech writer Karel Vanek wrote a novel "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik in Russian Captivity". By the will of the writer, the brave soldier Schweik is captured by the Russians during the First World War, where he is sent to build a military railway to the Budslav station.
• in 1936, the Western Railway with management in Smolensk and the Belarusian Railway with management in Gomel were separated from the Moscow-Belarusian-Baltic Railway.
• in 1937 in Western Belarus, on the occasion of the completion of the construction of a 4-kilometer section of the narrow-gauge railway Kobylnik - Lake Naroch, Archbishop Yabrzykowski gave a solemn speech.
• On November 17, 1939, a decree was issued by the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR "On the refurbishment of the railways of Western Ukraine and Western Belarus and the conversion of rolling stock to the USSR gauge."
• 02.12. The Brest-Litovsk Railway with management in Baranovichi and the Bialystok Railway were created.
• 28.07. The Minsk branch of the Western Railway was merged with the Brest-Litovsk Railway into the Minsk Railway.
• 15.05. The Minsk Railway merged with the Belarusian Railway.
• in 1957, the Vitebsk and Orsha branches of the Western Railway were transferred to the Belarusian Railway.
• 07.12. The first electrified section of the Belarusian railway Minsk-Olekhnovichi with a length of 48 km was solemnly commissioned.
• The Minsk-Sortirovochny depot is switching from steam to diesel traction.
• The Mogilev depot switches from steam to diesel traction
• The Belarusian Railways began operating electric locomotives.
• On July 1 of the year, at the Lyntupy station, on the initiative of local historian E. Gromov, a bust of the “king of the narrow-gauge railway”, engineer, deputy of the First State Duma Boleslav Antonovich Yalovetsky was installed.

Timeline of electrification

The Belarusian Railway uses an AC voltage standard of 25 kV, with the exception of the Grodno - Bruzgi and Brest-Tsentralny - border with Poland sections bordering PKP (and further to Terespol), where Polish electric rolling stock of 3 kV DC is operated. The only connecting station operating in Belarus is Brest-Central: the northern side with European gauge tracks is electrified with Polish direct current 3 kV, the southern side (Russian gauge) with Belarusian alternating current (25 kV).

• : Minsk - Olekhnovichi;
• : Olekhnovichi - Molodechno;
• : Minsk - Pukhovichi;
• : Pukhovichi - Talc;
• : Talka - Osipovichi;
• : Minsk - Borisov;
• : Minsk - Stolbtsy;
• : Orsha - Krasnoe;
• : Borisov - Orsha;
• : Stolbtsy - Baranovichi;
• : Baranovichi - Brest;
• : Grodno - Kuznitsa (1 track on a 1435 mm track, a track on a 1520 mm track is not electrified);
• : Pomyslishche - Kryzhovka;
• : Osipovichi - Zhlobin.
• : Zhlobin - Gomel.
• : Molodechno - Gudogai - state border of Lithuania (then the section to Naujoji-Vilnia is electrified). Bypass of Minsk: Kolodishchi - Shabany

Electrification prospects:

Current state

Freight transportation

According to the former head of the Belarusian Railways, Anatoly Sivak, as of January 1, 2012, the fleet of passenger cars on the Belarusian railway consisted of 1,691 units. The average service life of passenger cars is about 23 years. The wear and tear of the passenger car fleet is about 56%. As for ensuring freight transportation, the inventory of the Belarusian Railway currently includes 28,643 freight cars, of which 4,617 are covered cars, 2,914 flat cars, 6,914 gondola cars, 7,027 tank cars and 7,171 other cars. The depreciation of the fleet is 58.3%.

BZhD is characterized by a number of problems, one of which is the high depreciation of fixed assets - wear is 64.7%, 42% of cars are used with an expired service life. The investment deficit in Belarusian Railways was [ When?] 461 billion Belarusian rubles in 2000 (approximately $163.5 million). Until 2009, the lack of investment was covered by attracting bank credit resources. In 2009, Belarusian Railways needs to return 233 billion Belarusian rubles (approximately $82.5 million) to the banks.

Since the beginning of 2012, the Belarusian Railway has purchased 2,673 freight cars. Including, 1,470 gondola cars, 676 tank cars, 411 hopper-cement cars and 116 covered cars were purchased. Rolling stock is delivered to the highway in accordance with concluded contracts in accordance with approved delivery schedules. In total, in 2012 the road plans to purchase 3,746 freight cars: 2,080 gondola cars, 1,000 tank cars, 550 cement hopper cars and 116 box cars. Renewal of rolling stock is one of the most important investment projects of the Belarusian Railway, which is carrying out targeted work in this direction. According to the State Program for the Development of Railway Transport of Belarus, by the end of 2015 the Belarusian Railway will purchase a total of 12.5 thousand units of new rolling stock. In 2018, the Belarusian Railways purchased 429 cars, including 416 gondola cars, 10 covered cars and 3 fitting platforms.

Also in 2016, railway freight turnover amounted to 41.1 billion ton-kilometers (32.7% of the total freight turnover of all types of transport), with a total of 126.8 million tons of cargo transported. Thus, the share of railway transport in the structure of cargo transportation by all modes of transport was 30.4%. The volume of traffic decreased compared to the previous year. In 2015, 80.3 million tons of cargo were loaded onto railway transport, of which 22.5 million tons were oil and petroleum products, 20.1 million tons were construction materials, 13.3 million tons were chemical and mineral fertilizers, 6.6 million tons - timber cargo, 3.6 million tons - cement, 2.1 million tons - ferrous metals, 1.2 million tons - grain and grinding products, 10.9 million tons - other cargo.

In general, for 2016, revenue amounted to 357.28 million Belarusian rubles (-1.2% compared to 2015), and the net profit of the association decreased by 68.05% to 6.27 million rubles (about 3 million . US dollars at the then exchange rate). The total profit amounted to 9.1 million rubles (taking into account the revaluation of long-term assets that are not included in net profit). As of December 31, 2016, the association’s liabilities for leasing payments amounted to 244.28 million rubles, and the total volume of long-term loans and borrowings amounted to 806.8 million rubles.

In 2018, tariff freight turnover reached its highest value since 1993 (52.6 billion t km, an increase of 8.3% compared to 2017). The turnover of a freight car decreased to 3.85 days, the productivity of cars increased to 4926 t km net/car, and that of locomotives increased to 1297 thousand t km gross/locomotive. To increase the efficiency of cargo transportation, extended service lines by locomotive crews, increasing the length and weight of trains, and the use of BKG2 electric locomotives using a system of many units were widely used. At the end of 2018, revenue from freight transportation (RUB 2,716 million, or $1,300 million) amounted to 79.4% of the railway’s total revenue. The number of containers transported through the Republic of Belarus in the China-EU-China route alone reached 331.5 thousand in 20-foot equivalent (+29%), the number of container trains - 2835 (+6.4%). The total number of containers transported by rail in 2018 was 635.4 thousand in 20-foot equivalent, and more than half of the containers (474.3 thousand) were transported by express container trains. At the end of 2018, the inventory of the Belarusian Railways included 667 diesel locomotives and 97 electric locomotives (a total of 764 locomotives, including for passenger trains). 226 stations are open for cargo operations.

To increase the efficiency of container trains, they are consolidated at the Brest-Severny station, when transshipping from the European gauge, according to a 2:1 system (out of 2 trains 1435 mm - 1 train 1520 mm) or 3:2 (3 and 2, respectively). Disaggregation takes place at Dostyk station on the Kazakh-Chinese border, with transshipment to 1435 mm gauge. The route speed of container trains from Brest to Osinovka station on the Belarusian-Russian border is 1172 km/day.

The majority of cargo transported by rail is international, and more than a quarter is transit. Thus, out of 146,295 thousand tons of cargo transported by rail in 2017, 112,785 thousand tons (77.1%) were international, including 39,082 thousand tons (26.7% of the total volume of cargo ) - for transit. Of the 48,538 million t-km of freight turnover in 2017, 38,495 million t-km (79.3%) were in international traffic, including 15,958 million t-km (32.9% of the total freight turnover) in transit.

In 2018, 79% of tariff cargo turnover was international: 37% - transit, 32% - export, 10% - import. Transportation within the republic amounted to 21% of the tariff freight turnover.

The busiest stations (by loading):

Freight transport format

• Republican transport and forwarding unitary enterprise "BELINTERTRANS - transport and logistics center" of the Belarusian Railway (abbr. state enterprise "BTLC")

Passenger Transportation

For the entire 2018, the Belarusian Railway transported 79.9 million passengers, including 62.2 million people in regional traffic (77.9% of the total volume of passenger transportation by rail), 10.2 million people in interregional traffic (12. 7%), 3.8 million passengers each in international traffic and city lines (4.7% each). The number of passengers increased on urban and international routes, and the total number of passengers transported decreased by 0.9%. The number of passengers on international routes increased most noticeably with Latvia (+17.2%), Lithuania (+14.7%), less significantly with Ukraine (+4.7%) and Poland (+3.6%) - in largely thanks to the organization of new trains and the organization of running more spacious trains on the recently electrified Molodechno-Gudogai section. The total passenger turnover amounted to 6215.3 million passenger km. In 2018, the income of the Belarusian Railways from passenger transportation amounted to 358 million rubles. (about $170 million), or 10.5% of income from core activities.

In 2015, the Belarusian Railways transported 87.1 million passengers, including 4 million international passengers (1.7 million imports, 1.7 million exports, 0.6 million transit), 12.4 million interregional and regional business class lines, 67.4 million regional economy class lines and 3.3 million city lines. Passenger turnover amounted to 7117 million passenger-km - 1124 million on international routes, 3032 million on interregional and regional business class lines, 2962 million on regional economy class lines (including 73 million on city lines). Statistics on popular destinations are not published.

As of the end of 2018, the inventory fleet of the Belarusian Railways included 288 sections of electric trains and 145 sections of diesel trains. Passenger transportation is carried out by electric trains ER9 and Stadler Flirt (EPg, EPr, EPm), as well as diesel trains DR1, DDB1, DP1, DP3. Prices for commuter tickets are among the lowest in Europe (after Ukraine and Moldova), they are on average 4 times lower than in the Russian Federation and 8 times lower than in Germany.

In mid-2019, passengers recovered an average of 43% of transportation costs, and by 2020, the railroad's reimbursement rate for passenger rail transportation is expected to increase to 60%. In 2019, reimbursement rates ranged from full on international trains to 16% on regional economy trains and 21% on urban trains. On March 20, 2018, fares for travel on regional economy class trains were increased by 24% (up to 20 kopecks (about 0.1 dollar) for the first zone + 2 kopecks for each additional kilometer), however, within a year the level of cost recovery for this type of transportation , according to the Belarusian Railway, grew by only 1%. Permission to increase tariffs is given by the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus, taking into account inflation expectations and growing income levels. According to the publication's estimates ex-press.by, when cost recovery is increased to 100%, the cheapest options for passenger transportation by rail will become uncompetitive compared to road transport.

Passenger transportation format

Since 2011, a new classification of passenger transportation has been introduced:

• International lines
• Commercial lines
• Interregional lines

Directions of commuter trains of the Minsk branch

• Molodechno direction of the Belarusian Railways

Chiefs

Development prospects

Among the main promising directions for the development of the Belarusian Railway, approved in 2011, awaiting implementation as of 2019:

In the 2000s - early 2010s, plans were repeatedly voiced for the construction of a railway line to the Lelchitsky district of the Gomel region for the export of products from deposits of building stone and brown coal, connecting to the existing railway network at the Mikhalki or Yelsk station.

Carriage industry

Locomotive facilities

There are 16 main and four rotating locomotive depots and one multiple unit depot on the road.

Main locomotive depots:

• TCh-1 Minsk-Sortirovochny (ChS4T, TEP60, TEP70, TEP70BS, M62, DM62, 2M62, ChME3, ChME3T, ChME3E, TGK2, TME1, TME2, TME3, DP3. Previously 2TEP60)
• PM-2 Molodechno (M62, ChME3, ChME3T, TGK2)
• TC-3 Baranovichi (VL80 S, BKG1, DR1 A, DR1 B, ER9 E, ChME3, ChME3T, TME1, TGM3, TEM2UM, TGM23 D. Previously also M62, DR1, DR1 P, VL80 K, TE3)
• PM-4 Luninets (M62, 2M62, 2M62U, DM62, ChME3, TME1, TGM23 V. Previously TGM4)
• PM-5 Lida (M62, ChME3, ChME3T, MDP, TGM23 B, TGK2, TME3. Previously ChME3E)
• PM-6 Volkovysk (M62, 2M62, 2M62U, ChME3, ChME3T, ChME3E, TGK2)
• PM-7 Brest (M62, 2M62, ChME3, ChME3T, DR1 A, MDP, TME3. Previously TGK2 and DR1 P)
• PM-8 Gomel (M62, 2TE10U, ChME3, ChME3T, ChME3E, TME3, TGK2, DR1 A, DR1 B, ER9 E. Previously TGM6 V and DR1 P)

• PM-10 Zhlobin (M62, ChME3)
• PM-11 Kalinkovichi (M62, 2M62, ChME3, ChME3T, TME1, TME3, DP1)
• TCh-12 Mogilev (M62, 2M62, 2M62U, TGM4, TGM4 A, TGM4 B, TGM23 D, ChME3, ChME3T, DRB1, DP1, DP3)
• PM-13 Osipovichi (M62, ChME3, ChME3T, TGM4, TME3)
• PM-14 Krichev (ChME3)
• PM-15 Orsha (TEP70, M62, 2M62, ChME3, ChME3T, MDP, DRB1. Previously DR1 P, DR1 A, TEP60)
• PM-16 Vitebsk (TEP60, 2TE10M, ChME3, ChME3T, ChME3E, TME1)
• PM-17 Polotsk (M62, 2M62, 2M62U, ChME3, ChME3T, DDB1)

Revolving locomotive depots:

• TD-1 Bobruisk
• TD-2 Grodno
• TD-3 Krulevshchizna
• TD-4 Slutsk

Steam locomotives

In the 19th-20th centuries, the Belarusian Railway operated steam locomotives of the G-49 series (Siegl Plant, Vienna, since 1862), V (Kolomensky Plant, since 1871), Nv (since 1892), (since 1892), Ov (since 1893), (since 1906), (since 1910), Su (since 1930), Eu (since 1926), FD (since 1938), TE, TE, TL, TSCH, TO, 55 (since 1942), SO (since 1938), IS (since 1939), Er (since 1946), (since 1947), LV (since 1955), P36 (since 1955).

Diesel locomotives

The first diesel locomotives appeared on the Belarusian Railway in 1945 (Da series), but their active introduction began only in the 1960s: TE2 (since 1963), TE3 (since 1965), TE7 (since 1967), VME1 ( since 1960), TGM1 (since 1960), TGM3 (since 1961). Their operation on public railways has now been discontinued, but shunting diesel locomotives TGM1 and TGM3 are used by individual industrial enterprises. As of 2019, diesel locomotives TEP60 and 2TEP60 (since 1965), ChME3 (since 1965), M62, 2M62 and 2M62U (since 1970), TEM2 (since 1971), TEP70 (since 1973; TEP70BS - with 2006), 2TE10 M (since 1987), 2TE10U (since 1990), TME1 (since 2011), TME3 (since 2012)

Diesel trains

Diesel trains were used at different times on the Belarusian Railway

Passengers and luggage by public railway transport in the Republic of Belarus (as amended by resolutions of the Ministry of Transport dated 08/25/2009 N 77, dated 01/18/2010 N 4, dated 10/25/2012 N 49):

An electronic travel document is issued by an individual independently through the Internet resource www.poezd.rw.by on the official website of the Belarusian Railway on the global computer network Internet.

electronic travel document- an electronic document confirming the conclusion of a contract for the carriage of a passenger, in which information about the carriage of a passenger is presented in electronic digital form and stored in an electronic database using intersystem interaction.

After reviewing the proposed conditions on the official website of the Belarusian Railway on the global computer network Internet and agreeing with them, an individual submits an order to purchase an electronic travel document. If the order is successfully completed, the passenger receives a notification. If the notification is not received, the electronic travel document is considered unissued.

239. A passenger who has paid for travel through an online resource can board the train and travel, having previously completed, in the manner prescribed by these Rules, electronic registration or issuance of a travel document (ticket) on a strict reporting form at the ticket office of the Belarusian Railway organization.

At the same time, all travel documents (tickets) specified in the order form must be issued, partial registration is not allowed. Change of personal data passengers when issuing travel documents (tickets) at the ticket office of the Belarusian Railway not allowed.

Re-issuance of travel documents (tickets) ordered and paid via the Internet at the ticket office of the Belarusian Railway not produced.

In accordance with Instructions for registration of travel and transportation documents with payment by bank plastic cards and via the Internet on the Belarusian Railway:

17. An individual may purchase no more than 4 travel documents. Each document is issued for 1 person indicating information about the passenger.

19. Not produced registration of travel via the Internet for citizens:

19.1. enjoying the right to preferential travel in accordance with the law;

19.2. traveling for military, transport or other types of requirements;

19.3. organized groups of passengers.

20. To issue travel documents, the passenger or his authorized representative presents the travel order form to the ticket agent (or provides the Internet order number - 14 digits).

21. Additionally, to issue travel documents, the passenger or his authorized representative presents to the ticket cashier an identification document (passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, residence permit in the Republic of Belarus, refugee certificate), a military ID, or another document containing a photograph certified by a seal.

3. Return of unused electronic travel documents

• when traveling through the territory of Belarus:

Return of electronic tickets with electronic registration carried out after their registration on a strict reporting form, i.e. no later than 1 hour before the train departs from the initial station of its route. To get a refund, you must issue a travel document at the ticket office based on the order number (14 digits) and return it on a general basis.

• for international passenger trains running between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation:

According to chapter 10 REGULATIONS for interaction in organizing electronic registration of passengers on international passenger trains running between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation:

10.1. In case of refusal to travel using an electronic ticket with electronic registration, the passenger must either refuse electronic registration in the manner provided for in the web systems of BC and JSC Russian Railways, or receive a travel document on the established form at the ticket office or TTS, TTR no later than one hour before the departure of a direct train/car from the station at the beginning of its route on the territory of the state through whose web system the electronic travel document with electronic registration was purchased. Cancellation of the electronic registration service in the web systems of BC and JSC Russian Railways is carried out no later than one hour before the departure of a direct train/car from the station where its route begins.

10.2. The return of an unused travel document issued on the prescribed form is made at the ticket office in accordance with the SMPS OP.

10.3. Through the web system of JSC Russian Railways, electronic travel documents previously purchased through it are returned:

with electronic registration - no later than one hour before the departure of a direct train/car from the station of the beginning of its route;

without electronic registration - at any time before the train departs from the passenger boarding station.

10.4. Return of an unused electronic travel document with electronic registration in less than one hour not produced.

• for international passenger trains running between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Latvia:

According to chapter 7 REGULATIONS for interaction in organizing electronic registration of passengers for international passenger trains/cars of direct service running between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Latvia:

7.1. In case of refusal to travel using an electronic travel document with electronic registration, the passenger must either refuse electronic registration in the manner provided for in the web systems of BC and State Joint-Stock Company "LDZ", or receive a travel document on a standard form at a ticket office in the state, via the web - the system of which an electronic travel document with electronic registration was purchased, no later than one hour before the departure of the direct train/car from the station of the beginning of its route.

7.2. The return of an unused travel document issued on a standard form is made at the ticket office in accordance with the SMPS OP.

7.3. Return of an unused electronic travel document with electronic registration in less than one hour before the train departs from the starting station of the train route not produced.

If email service is available. registration for trains running between Russia and Latvia, Russia and Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, registration of boarding passes at ticket offices and self-service terminals is not carried out less than 1 hour before the train departs from the initial station of the route.

Issuance of cash-free electronic tickets for the travel of children under 5 years of age without occupying a separate seat, accompanied by adults, from stations located on the territory of Ukraine, not produced on the site. ATTENTION! From March 1, 2015, a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and a birth certificate are no longer valid for entry, transit, stay and movement within the territory of Ukraine; a foreign passport is required.

If the checkpoint has not been completed or is not possible, then you must obtain a boarding pass on a form at ticket offices or self-service terminals of Russian Railways JSC. ONLY in the Russian Federation.

Dear passengers! Before traveling on an international route, we ask you to carefully study the passport, administrative (including visa) and customs rules both for yourself and for your hand luggage and baggage. The carrier does not have the right to control compliance with these rules and is not responsible for failure to comply with these rules by passengers. For detailed information on the procedure for crossing the borders of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, we recommend that you contact the migration, border or customs authorities of the country of destination and each of the countries of passage located along the train route.

The choice of seats on trains on the Finland – Russia route is temporarily unavailable when issuing an electronic ticket from Finland.
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To see the cost of a trip, you must select one of the proposed train options, then specify the carriage and seat and enter the passenger’s personal data. After this, the ticket price and other additional data will be displayed.

Purchasing electronic tickets for commuter trains without specifying seats is currently only possible for trains following the routes of the Yaroslavl direction: Moscow - Pushkino - Bolshevo and the Sochi region: Sochi - Rosa Khutor - Tuapse - Imereti resort - Sochi Airport - Lazarevskaya.

• from populated areas of Crimea from 4 to 24 hours;
• to populated areas of Crimea from 30 minutes to 24 hours.

“Single tickets” to Crimea and back are issued at the next transfer time from train to bus:

• from populated areas of Crimea from 4 to 24 hours;
• to populated areas of Crimea from 30 minutes to 24 hours.

Trains marked with the "Excellent payment" icon have a deferred payment service.

If a price range is indicated for the selected carriage, then the cost varies depending on the type of seat (upper side - upper - lower), and for Lux and SV carriages of the Strizh train - depending on the number of passengers in the compartment (1 or 2).

The fare on Sapsan trains, on Lastochka trains numbered 700 by the DOSS carrier (Russian Railways OJSC), as well as on trains with the "DC" badge, changes automatically depending on demand and the date of departure and is not a public offer.

Information on the application of special tariffs (Senior, Junior, road map).

Before issuing travel documents, at the stage of filling out the data, make sure that you have selected the required tariff plan!

At the "Passenger details and payment" step, a seat is reserved and the actual fare is displayed.

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What is an electronic ticket and electronic registration?

Purchasing an electronic ticket on the website is a modern and fast way to issue a travel document without the participation of a cashier or operator.When purchasing an electronic train ticket, seats are redeemed immediately at the time of payment.After payment, to board the train you need to either register electronically or print a ticket at the station.Electronic registration Not available for all orders. If registration is available, you can complete it by clicking on the appropriate button on our website. You will see this button immediately after payment. You will then need your original ID and a printout of your boarding pass to board the train. Some conductors do not require a printout, but it is better not to risk it.Print e-ticket You can do so at any time before the train departs at the ticket office at the station or at the self-registration terminal. To do this, you need a 14-digit order code (you will receive it via SMS after payment) and an original ID.