Nevsky Express
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| Nevsky Express | |
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 "Nevsky Express" train at Moskovsky Rail Terminal | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Russia |
| First service | 2001 |
| Current operator(s) | Russian Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Moscow (Leningradsky Rail Terminal) |
| End | Saint Petersburg (Moskovsky Rail Terminal) |
| Distance travelled | 639 km (397 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hour 30 minutes |
| Service frequency | Six weekly |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Skoda Chs200 |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h |
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The Nevsky Express (Russian: Невский экспресс)(No. 167B/168B) is a Russian Railways express train, the fastest on the prominent route between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow and the Moskovsky Rail Terminal in Saint Petersburg (the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway). The train has a maximum speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) and does not make any intermediate station stops. It consists of a Skoda Chs200 locomotive, 13 passenger cars and a restaurant car. The train covers the distance between the modern and the old Russian capitals in 4 hours 30 minutes.
See also
- 2007 Nevsky Express bombing (Malaya Vishera)
- 2009 Nevsky Express bombing
- List of named passenger trains of Russia
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