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Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Andrei Kutepov held a round table to discuss the progress of preparations by Russian industries for the implementation of the project to create a high-speed railway line (HSR) between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The senator recalled that the President of the Russian Federation has set the goal of ensuring the country's technological leadership. "By uniting our scientific, human resources, and industrial potential, we are realizing new opportunities for citizens and our regions," said Andrei Kutepov.
He reported that, according to the project, traffic on the Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway should begin before April 1, 2028. "It is important to build a structure of work for industries today, interconnected by tasks, deadlines and objectives."
The senator stressed that it is necessary to ensure maximum localization of infrastructure and rolling stock. In addition, thanks to investments, regions should receive a serious boost to economic development.
"In turn, the Federation Council is ready to promptly provide legislative support for measures to develop high-speed rail in Russia," said Andrey Kutepov . According to the parliamentarian, the key issues today are the readiness of regions and industries to implement the project. Significant private funds will be attracted to its implementation. Conditions are being created for business structures that will interest them to participate more actively in this process.
Andrey Kutepov emphasized that the results of the creation of the high-speed railway will be an increase in throughput capacity, growth of business activity and domestic tourism.
Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Alexey Shilo reported that, according to the approved plan for the development of high-speed railways, in the future they will unite six federal districts, in which about 110 million citizens live. "We expect that import-independent high-speed rolling stock will be created, orders and additional jobs will be provided. Through the implementation of this project, we must ensure a qualitatively new level of mobility and life for the citizens of our country," he said.
According to Alexey Shilo , the high-speed railway will reduce travel time between the two cities from the current four to two hours and 15 minutes. At the same time, passenger traffic is expected to grow to 23 million people per year, which is 4.2 times more than now.
"Organizationally, everything is ready at the moment, all the necessary orders have been issued at the Government level, and a high-speed rail project office has been created. The "road map" for regulatory and legal acts consists of 66 points, 24 of which have already been fully implemented," the Deputy Minister said.
General Director of the company "VSM Dve Stolitsy" Oleg Toni informed that the speed of trains on the highway will reach 400 km per hour. The standard composition is 8 cars with 454 seats, and it will be possible to form double trains. "By July 1, 2025, it is planned to receive a positive conclusion from the state expert review on the design documentation for all stages of the project," he specified.
Oleg Toni also reported that high-speed trains for travel on the high-speed railway will be manufactured in the Urals. Advanced, innovative technologies will be used in the construction of the highway. "Considering the accumulated experience and efficiency of the Sapsan, we believe that we are already prepared for this work. Enterprises from the main sectors of the domestic economy from more than 20 subjects of the Russian Federation will be involved in the implementation of the project," he said.
The discussion was attended by Russian senators, the head of the Department of Technical Policy of Russian Railways Vladimir Andreev , the head of the Federal Agency for Railway Transport Alexander Sakharov , the director of the Department of the Automotive Industry and Mechanical Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Tigran Parsadanyan , representatives of the regions, development institutions, and the expert community.
