"Sapsan"
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"Sapsan"
"Sapsan" is a high-speed train which operates between Moscow and St Petersburg, bringing the travelling time between the two Russian capitals down to 3 hours 45 minutes. It also has a convenient schedule and several classes of carriages.
The top design speed of the train is 350 km/h, but on Russian Railways the train’s high speed is limited to 250 km/h and for most of the way from Moscow to St Petersburg the train travels at 200 km/h. Only on one section between Okulovka and Malaya Vishera the speed increases to 250 km/h. "Sapsan" was named after the hawk due to its speed.
This high-speed train was constructed by the German company «Siemens» especially for Russia and is somewhat different from its European counterparts; the main innovations being larger carriages (up to 30 cm wider) and high frost resistance (able to withstand as low as -50 degrees Celsius).
There are usually eight trains a day - three in the morning, two in the day and three in the evening. In Moscow the trains leave from Leningradsky Railway Station and arrive at St Petersburg’s Moskovsky Railway Station.
The 1 st class carriages have leather seats equipped with reading lights and a control to adjust the position of the chair. The ticket price includes a meal: a cold appetiser, a main dish, a dessert, hot and cold drinks (unlimited), plus an alcoholic beverage. The 1st class passengers are entitled to the following services: travel kit, a blanket, a baby kit (for passengers travelling with children), charging mobile phones, pre-ordering food, business lounges at railway stations, individual choice of movies, and a set of newspapers.
The 1st class carnage also has a 4-seat compartment for business meetings and presentations. It has multimedia equipment, a minibar and individually adjustable lighting.
The business class carriages have leather seats equipped with an adjustable backrest, folding tables, armrests and leg supports, and audio modules. The services includes business lounges at stations, a set of printed products, a baby kit, charging mobile phones, pre-ordering food, audio and video entertainment, and a travel kit.
Economy class carriages have seats with an adjustable backrest, removable headrests and protective removable covers, folding tables, audio modules, armrests and leg supports, plus audio and video entertainment.
In the wagon 6 of the train there is a place with a reliable fastening to stick wheelchairs. Location is equipped with a button to call a carriage attendant. There is a special toilet designed for use by wheelchair users, who, like other toilets equipped with an emergency call button.
In the car-bistro of the train for the convenience of passengers there are 2 bar tables and 10 window tables. Delivery service of hot meals from the bistro car to the passenger's seat with disabilities. In the mobile bar you can buy soft and alcoholic drinks, sandwiches, snacks and desserts.
Let’s look the safety of the high-speed train “Sapsan”. Shock-resistant and fireproof structural parts and finishing materials are used throughout. Safety glass is used in the carriages. All units are constantly monitored online by the service centre. Ergonomic design of carriage compartments, no shaip comers to exclude risk to passengers of the train. The train "Sapsan" has the safety standard for use on the Russian railways.