Russian Railways will develop the program of tourist trains to the North Caucasus
Russian Railways is going to develop a program of tourist trains in the direction of the North Caucasus.
According to D. Pegov, the priority remains Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Vyborg and Petrozavodsk. Very popular destinations are St. Petersburg, Karelia, Kazan.
According to Pegov, the company is focused on including tourist trains “in the thread of the schedule” for freer operation.
The launch of the tourist train to Baikal, the deputy head of Russian Railways considers “a landmark event”, since “in addition to the preparation of cars”, “a two-decker train reaches Slyudyanka” (the station adjacent to the Circum-Baikal Railway (KBZD – IF) along the lake to the network of Russian Railways).
“Great work has been done on infrastructure. In fact, the two-story composition in the new size goes – on top (car – IF) even wider.”
Source: tourism.interfax