The Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Railway is a planned 772-kilometre long
high-speed railway
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, line ...
line connecting the two major cities of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and
Kazan
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in the
Russian Federation
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, going through the intermediate cities of
Vladimir,
Nizhny Novgorod
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and
Cheboksary. 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
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and
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
over a distance in excess of 7,000 kilometres, which is currently under consideration by the governments of Russia and
China
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. Planning work was finished in September 2017. Preliminary construction on stations and platforms, with space reserved for the railway, started in spring 2018. Construction on the railway has been postponed as of March 2020, due to the high cost (estimated at 1.7 trillion rubles) and in lieu of further studies on ridership.
Details
*Route: Moscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing)
*Route length: 762 km
*Track gauge:
Russian gauge
*Number of tracks: 2 Russian gauge tracks
*Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC
overhead lines
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* Overhead catenary
* Overhead contact system (OCS)
* Overhead equipmen ...
(with 3 kV DC overhead lines inside of the
Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway
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)
*Loading gauge:
Russian T loading gauge
*Platform heights: and
* Future travel time Moscow - Kazan: 3 hours 17 minutes.
* 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
See also
*
High-speed rail in Russia
References
High-speed rail in Russia
2023 in rail transport
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