High-Speed Train Tickets Cause Confusion
The St. Petersburg Times
Tickets for a new high-speed train between Moscow and St. Petersburg failed to go on sale on Monday and the delay was put down to a misunderstanding. A ticket seller at the Moskovsky Vokzal station in St. Petersburg told The St. Petersburg Times that tickets for the new trains were not available Monday and that the service has not yet been included in the timetable. Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin held a press conference about the new service on Saturday. But a spokesman for Russian Railways in St. Petersburg contacted on Monday explained the mix up. “We said that the sales will start at the beginning of this week, but the exact date would be publicized later,” media relations head Yulia Mineyeva said, adding that she couldn't yet name this date. The maiden trip of the regular high-speed Sapsan line is expected to take place on Dec. 11. Tickets reportedly cost from 2,400 rubles ($84) for budget-class tickets to 6,700 rubles ($234) for business class. The new train is said to have a maximum speed of 250 km per hour and cut the journey time to Moscow down to 3 1/2 hours. A previous high-speed train between the two capitals covered the distance in 4 1/2 hours. It ran from 1984 to Feb. 28 this year.
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