Railway news for November 2021
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- The trains of JSC "Russian Railways" will take everyone to the "Winter Fairy Tale" from Moscow or St. Petersburg. Since November 12, the holding has been launching regular flights to the homeland of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. It will be possible to get to Veliky Ustyug for the weekend. The schedule is designed so that tourists have time to visit as many attractions as possible: Lavrovsky factory of wooden toys, monuments of North Russian architecture, old merchant mansions. Those leaving Moscow can additionally visit Kostroma and participate in the interactive program "Noble Assembly". Tourists leaving St. Petersburg can also visit Vologda, where they will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the sights of the Vologda Kremlin.
- In 10 months of this year, 27% more cargo was transported by the railways of Yakutia than in the same period last year. In numerical terms, this is 6.2 million tons. A significant part of this volume was coal. Next in descending order are construction materials, petroleum products, food goods, hardware, and other goods.
- Due to the deterioration of weather conditions, and in particular with the difficult situation on the Lena River, the transfer of passengers following the Nizhny Bestyakh -Yakutsk route was carried out by airboats and hovercrafts. During the forced transfer, passengers were provided with drink and hot meals. The company "Yakutia Railways" apologized to the passengers and asked them to treat the situation with understanding.
- A new railway line Nizhny Bestyakh – Magadan will be built. The timing has not yet been specified, but agreements on preliminary study of implementation options have already been signed. The initiators were JSC «AK «Railway » and JSC «Investment Company «RZD-Invest ».
- Not only residents of the capital, but also travelers from Tver and St. Petersburg will be able to take a ride on the tourist route to Moscow – Vyborg – Ruskeala. Every Friday the train will depart from Moscow at 22:20. On Saturday, at 00:29, he will pick up tourists from Tver, and at 06:01 from St. Petersburg. Flights are scheduled for November 12, 20 and 27. On Saturday, the train will be in Vyborg from 7:53 to 22:00. On Sunday, passengers will be able to visit the Ruskeala Mountain Park. During the trip, passengers can comfortably stay in a compartment or carriages of St.
- The tourist opportunities of some regions will improve thanks to the Russian Railways holding. New interregional electric trains «Swallow» from December 12 will connect Moscow and Bologoe. Comfortable trains are equipped with everything necessary for travel. They can comfortably accommodate even people with limited mobility. Pensioners, young people and birthday people can count on a discount when buying tickets.
- To get from Yakutsk to the Nizhny Bestyakh railway station, it is necessary to additionally issue a transfer ticket when buying a ticket. Since the autumn of 2021, the departure and arrival points of the vessels carrying out this transfer have changed. The changes are related to the peculiarities of crossing the Lena River during the ice age.
- The results of the prize draw among the employees of JSC "AK" Railway"vaccinated against COVID-19 have been summed up. For the drawing, QR codes on paper were placed in a special drum, and the children of the employees "WAITING" pulled out the lucky tickets, determining the winners. A total of 29 prizes were raffled off: televisions, coffee makers, electric scooters, robot vacuum cleaners, laptops, mini-washes, smart watches, electric grills, smart speakers, tourist tents and even a quadcopter. The employees of JSC "AK"JA" took an active part in the action, in connection with which the number of vaccinated employees doubled. This is an important step towards achieving collective immunity.
- Flights of high-speed Swallows from Moscow to Kostroma and back will become daily from December 12. The journey time will be 4 hours and 7 minutes. Now it will become even more convenient to travel between the cities of the Golden Ring. The trains have 3 classes of service, economy, business and basic. Discounts are provided to certain categories of passengers.
- Santa Claus is already ready to leave on December 5 for a trip around the country on a special train. He will visit 36 cities in 40 days, travel more than 13 thousand kilometers to give a fairy tale to children. From Veliky Ustyug, the festive locomotive will pass through Kazan, Vologda, Yaroslavl, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm and many other major cities. The route is circular, it will end with the return of Santa Claus home to Veliky Ustyug. Everyone will be able to meet Santa Claus at train stations in different cities. Also in the train is a shop car with souvenirs and sweets of the Russian North, and a restaurant car where Northern cuisine will be prepared. This is the largest social Christmas project that will allow thousands of children to see Santa Claus live and immerse themselves in the atmosphere of a winter fairy tale.
- Vasily Shimokhin – General Director of JSC «AK «Railway » 24.11.2021 was awarded the Order of Friendship by presidential decree. V. V. Putin noted with the help of such an award labor successes and long-term conscientious work of a railway worker.
- Winter is not a hindrance to art. From November 23 to November 25, an ice sculpture contest was held at the Nizhny Bestyakh station. Talented craftsmen turned ice blocks into works of art in front of an astonished audience. Yakut masters have always been famous for their skill in this craft. And now they have not failed. The Argunov brothers won with a difference of only one point. A special prize was also established from the General Director of JSC "AK" Railway" in the amount of 35 thousand rubles. It went to the creative tandem of Arkhip Scriabin and Svetlana Argunova. The same team won a special prize from the Honorary Citizen of the Republic of Sakha Dmitry Trofimov - 50 thousand rubles.
- Until December 8, the procedure for transporting passengers across the Lena River has been determined. The transfer will be carried out by hovercraft. After the opening of the ice crossing, passengers will be transported by buses. Transfer coupons can be purchased simultaneously with the purchase of a ticket.
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