Nizhny Novgorod City Rail Explained

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Nizhny Novgorod City Rail
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Native Name:Нижегородская городская электричка
Owner:Russian Railway
Locale:Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Transit Type:Commuter rail
Lines:3
Stations:27
Annual Ridership:437 000 (2017)[1]
Began Operation:June 24, 2013
Operator:Gorky Railway
Map State:collapsed

Nizhny Novgorod City Rail are a system of city train services on existing commuter rail lines in Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Together with the metro it forms a system of high-speed rail transport of the city. It has 2 lines – Sormovskaya and Priokskaya. It was founded on June 24, 2013 on the basis of the Gorky Railway, as an addition to the metro.[2]

Network

Lines

LineRouteNumber of stations
1Sormovskaya-1Nizhny Novgorod railway station – Dubravnaya11
2Sormovskaya-2Pochinki – Varya4
3PriokskayaNizhny Novgorod railway station – Prospekt Gagarina13
Total:28

Sormovskaya line – it has 7 stations and connects Sormovsky City District and Nizhny Novgorod railway station. This makes it an alternative to the metro line in Sormovo. Has an interchange from the railway station to the metro station Moskovskaya.[3] For a free interchange, you can use the boarding pass for 90 minutes.

Priokskaya line – it has 12 stations and 5 interchange stations at the Nizhny Novgorod railway station, the Nizhny Novgorod-Sortirovochny, Petryaevka, Okskaya and Prospekt Gagarina stations.[4] It partially intersects with the suburb and connects the Kanavinsky, Leninsky, Avtozavodsky, Nizhegorodsky and Prioksky City Districts.[5] It has different tariff zones due to the fact that some stations are located outside the city.

Sormovskaya-2 line is the test section from the Pochinki station to the Varya station.[6] It consists of three stations and connects the 7th microdistrict with the center of Sormovo and partially with the Burevestnik metro station. The distance between these stations can be reached by tram with a free transfer on a transport card. The test run at peak hours occurred on February 1, 2020,[7] and the full opening of the line will take place on May 1, 2020.

In addition to the main one line, there are two other directions that are not included in the City Rail system: "Doskino – Kustovaya". The fare here is equal to the fare in any city public transport. There are also interchange stations for the City Rail. Station Kustovaya is located near the metro station Komsomolskaya, and is an indirect interchange node between them.

The fare

On the Sormovskaya Line the fare is 28 rubles (approximately 0.40 euros or US Dollars). As well as on all city public transport.

On the Priokskaya Line the fare is 28 rubles from Nizhny Novgorod railway station to Petryaevka station and from Petryaevka station to Prospekt Gagarina station.[8]

On the Second Sormovskaya line, the fare is 29 rubles.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Более 430 тыс. пассажиров перевезла городская электричка на участке Нижний Новгород – Починки. newsroom24.ru. ru. 2017-07-02.
  2. Web site: Нижегородская городская электричка совершила свой первый рейс. newsroom24.ru. ru. 2017-07-02.
  3. Web site: В Нижнем Новгороде начала работу "городская электричка". nntv.tv. ru. 2017-07-02.
  4. News: Orbital CityRail service expands. 2018-09-11. Railway Gazette. 2018-09-19.
  5. Web site: Мега-экспресс. www.vvppk.ru. ru. 2017-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170615213506/http://vvppk.ru/mega-ekspress. 2017-06-15. dead.
  6. Web site: В Сормове пустят наземное метро. Нижегородская правда. ru-RU. 2020-02-25.
  7. Web site: В Нижнем Новгороде заработало наземное метро между Починками и Варей — Новости NN.RU. 2020-02-02. www.nn.ru. ru. 2020-02-25.
  8. News: From October 15, launch the Priokskaya line of City Rail. Efremov. Mikhail. 2018-10-15. NN.RU. 2018-10-15. ru.