Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway

The Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway is a planned 772-kilometre long high-speed railway line connecting the two major cities of Moscow and Kazan in the Russian Federation,[4][5] going through the intermediate cities of Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary.[6] The project has an expected completion date of 2023, and is slated to be the first segment of an ambitious transnational high-speed railway set to connect Beijing and Moscow over a distance in excess of 7,000 kilometres, which is currently under consideration by the governments of Russia and China.[7] Planning work was finished in September 2017.[8] Construction started in spring 2018.[9]

Moscow–Kazan High-Speed Railway
ВСМ Москва – Казань
Proposed routes
Overview
TypeHigh-speed rail
StatusDesign
LocaleRussia
TerminiMoscow Yaroslavskaya railway station
Kazan
Stations15
ServicesMoscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing/India)
Operation
Planned opening2023[1]
Operator(s)Russian Railways
Technical
Line length762 km (473 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2 Russian gauge[3]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11 2732 in) Russian gauge
Loading gaugeRussian T
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
3 kV DC overhead lines inside of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway
Operating speedup to 350 km/h (217 mph)

Details

Proposed corridor for linking Asian and European rails.
  • Route: Moscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing/India)
  • Route length: 762 km
  • Track gauge: 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 2732 in) Russian gauge
  • Number of tracks: 2 Russian gauge tracks[3]
  • Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines (with 3 kV DC overhead lines inside of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway)
  • Loading gauge: Russian T loading gauge
  • Platform heights: 200 mm (7.9 in) and 550 mm (21.7 in)
  • Future travel time Moscow - Kazan: 3 hours 17 minutes.[5]
  • Avg speed: 235 km/h

Rolling stocks

Proposed rolling stocks for this line which include:

  • Talgo Avril Russian gauge version
  • Sapsan trainsets, which need to be modified including retractable steps for low platforms and main transformers for AC overhead lines
  • Shinkansen-based trainsets, with Russian gauge and low doors
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