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Moscow–Kazan High-Speed Railway
Москва -Казань высоко скоростная железная дорога
Overview
StatusDesign
LocaleRussia
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
ServicesMoscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing/India)
Operator(s)Russian Railways
History
Planned opening2020
Technical
Line length772 km (480 mi)
Number of tracks2 Russian gauge[1]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Loading gaugeRussian T
Electrification25kV 50Hz AC overhead lines
3kV DC overhead lines inside of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway
Operating speed400 km/h (249 mph) (Talgo Avril)
up to 320 km/h (199 mph) (others)

The Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway is a 772-kilometre long high-speed railway line connecting the two major cities of Moscow and Kazan in the Russian Federation,[2][3] going through the intermediate cities of Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary.[4] The project, currently being designed with an expected completion date of 2020, 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.[5]

Details

Proposed routes
  • Route: Moscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgolod - Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing/India)
  • Track gauge: 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
  • Number of tracks: 2 Russian gauge tracks[1]
  • Electrification: 25kV 50Hz AC overhead lines (with 3kV 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.[3]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Специальные технические условия для проектирования и строительства ВСМ Москва — Казань, СТУ №7, page 6 (in Russian).
  2. ^ Sonne, Paul (June 19, 2015). "China to Design New Russian High-Speed Railway". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Руководители ОАО «Скоростные магистрали» и Главгосэкспертизы России осмотрели участки строительства будущей ВСМ Москва - Казань" [Heads of JSC "High-Speed Railways" and Glavgosexpertiza of Russia inspected the construction sites of the future high-speed railway Moscow-Kazan]. hsrail.ru (official site of the Russian high-speed rail) (in Russian). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Russia & China to invest $15bn in high-speed rail link from Moscow to Kazan". Russia Today. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Russia & China to invest $15bn in high-speed rail link from Moscow to Kazan". Business Insider-Agence France-Presse. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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