Moscow–Kazan high-speed railway
| Moscow–Kazan High-Speed Railway ВСМ Москва – Казань | |
|---|---|
 Proposed routes | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Locale | Russia |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 15 |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Services | Moscow–Vladimir–Nizhny Novgorod–Kazan (–Vladivostok/Beijing/India) |
| Operator(s) | Russian Railways |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 762 km (473 mi)[1] |
| Number of tracks | 2 Russian gauge[2] |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
| Loading gauge | Russian T |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines 3 kV DC overhead lines inside of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway |
| Operating speed | up to 350 km/h (217 mph) |
The Moscow–Kazan high-speed railway is a planned 772-kilometre long high-speed railway line connecting the cities of Moscow and Kazan in the Russian Federation, going through the intermediate cities of Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary.[citation needed] The project had an original expected completion date of 2023, and was 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.[3][needs update] Planning work was finished in September 2017. Preliminary construction on stations and platforms, with space reserved for the railway, started in spring 2018.[4][needs update] 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.[5]
Details[edit]
- Route: Moscow – Vladimir – Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan (- Vladivostok/Beijing)
- Route length: 762 km
- Track gauge: 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
- Number of tracks: 2 Russian gauge tracks[2]
- 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.[6]
- Avg speed: 235 km/h
Rolling stocks[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Moscow to Kazan route details
- ^ a b Специальные технические условия для проектирования и строительства ВСМ Москва — Казань, СТУ №7, page 6 (in Russian).
- ^ "Russia & China to invest $15bn in high-speed rail link from Moscow to Kazan". Business Insider-Agence France-Presse. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Мосузел прирастёт станциями
- ^ "Хуснуллин объяснил решение отложить создание ВСМ Москва – Казань". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
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