The historical route "Yaroslavl-Rybinsk".

Fans of historical topics in travel can now go on a trip on a real steam locomotive along an ancient route, visit stations that are more than a century old, see various sights.

Where can you take a ride on an old steam locomotive from Yaroslavl?

Today, Russian Railways offers routes "Bologoe-Ostashkov", "Sortavala-Ruskeala", "Shuya-Ivanovo". And recently, the historical route "Yaroslavl-Rybinsk" has been added to these interesting options. This small town will be interesting to everyone who wants to get acquainted with the sights of ancient Russian cities, enjoy the local flavor and take spectacular photos against the background of ancient buildings, starting from the train station and ending with small private houses with shutters.

What are we going to travel on?

Tourists can go on this trip by train P36 - this is one of the oldest Soviet steam locomotives that runs on Saturdays instead of classic trains. The cost of a train ticket to Rybinsk is only 280 rubles. Quite an affordable price for any traveler, you can go on a trip with your family or a large company.

Excursions on this route are not provided, passengers can only watch videos with stories about steam locomotives on the screens in the car. But you can arrange yourself cognitive moments by going out for a walk at the stations and exploring the city of Rybinsk on arrival.
When can I go to Rybinsk by steam train?

Every week the locomotive departs from Yaroslavl from the Moscow railway station at 8:52 and arrives back at 16:24. At such a time it is very convenient to travel on a weekend, you can have time to walk around the city and see everything that will be interesting.

Passengers also have the opportunity to leave the main station, but it is more convenient to photograph the locomotive at Moskovsky, and you can also shoot shots with views of the picturesque Kotorosl River. Not far from this river there is also a station where you can also take a steam train.

On the route from Yaroslavl to Rybinsk, a lot of historical unrestructured stations have been preserved: for example, Chebakovo station, built in 1898, Toropovo, Scrap station and even a hut on chicken legs. Tourists often get the impression that they are in an old Russian fairy tale.

And what does the station look like in Rybinsk itself?

At the Rybinsk railway station, you can see a canopy over the platform, restored historical doors and interiors. The station looks authentic and at the same time neat, the building has been updated, the doors and walls are painted, so that the old station pleases the eye.

The locomotive arrives in Rybinsk at 11:07, and departs back at 16:24! You have six hours to walk around the city, go to museums and have a delicious snack. Recall that a round-trip ticket comes with a 20% discount.This is more than enough to get acquainted with all the sights of this small town.

The locomotive carrying passengers to Rybinsk looks very bright and colorful, the photos on its background are very spectacular: you seem to be transported to the past a couple of centuries ago. Such a trip will appeal to both residents of Yaroslavl and guests of the city, it will be very informative for the youngest travelers who have previously seen steam locomotives only in the picture in children's books.

Do you want to take a ride along the historical route? You can buy tickets at Yaroslavl Moscow Railway Station.