«The years fly, fly, go into the darkness of the train» - one of the lines of the march «Farewell of the Slavs ». It is to this song that the company train "Belogorye" departs every day from the city of military glory of Belgorod. The end point of the journey is Moscow, where the train is met on the platform under the anthem of the city. Let's take a closer look at this composition.
This train is a high-comfort train. He received the "Branded" status in 2004. It's a night train. From Belgorod, it departs at 21:00 under the number 072B, the travel time is 9 hours 56 minutes. Along the way, he makes stops in the following localities: Tula, Orel, Kursk, Solntsevo, Rzhava, Prokhorovka. At 6:56, he arrives at the Kursk railway station in the capital of our Motherland. Under the number 071B, the train departs in the opposite direction from Moscow at 23:00. Of course, the timing was not chosen by chance for this composition. We wrote about all the advantages and disadvantages of branded trains earlier in our articles. But as you can see, in the morning you find yourself at the terminal station, having slept on the road, you have time to work and go about your business. The train arrives in Belgorod at 8:15.
For the whole night, you will cover a distance of 687 kilometers by train. This route has become very popular due to the cancellation of Ukrainian trains. Therefore, the trains are being updated and it is planned to introduce new cars. At least JSC "Russian Railways" plans to invest and develop this direction. But don't be surprised that some cars are different and there are different classes of service. Since they belong to different carriers.
The branded train includes a dining car with a modern design. In addition to a variety of hot dishes, snacks and drinks, there is an order of dishes in your compartment. There is also a staff car, where there is a compartment for the disabled. The train consists of two sleeping cars, one of which is business class. They have a hygienic shower or a shower cabin, depending on the class. The basic services include hot meals and drinks, bed linen, towels, slippers, travel hygiene kit, fresh press.
The train also includes 9 classic reserved cars, no different from the cars on other trains. And 9 more compartment cars, which are divided into classes and comfort levels.
Containers for separate garbage collection are provided in the train itself. In each car there is an information board that reflects information about the number of the car, the current time, the air temperature in the room, whether the toilet is occupied or free. Also, so that your children will not be bored on the way, there is a library with children's literature. To take the book – to make this request to the explorer.