Strizh (train) explained

Strizh
Interiorimage:File:Вагоны_Talgo_на_Киевском_вокзале.jpg
Manufacturer:Talgo, Transmashholding
Family:Talgo (Talgo 6)
Operator:Russian Railways
Formation:18 passenger cars, 2 diesel-generator cars
Uicclass:1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
Lines:
Service:2015–present
Weight:667t
Carlength:13.88m (45.54feet) (passenger car)
12.2m (40feet) (diesel-generator car)
Width:2.9m (09.5feet) and 3.2m (10.5feet)
Height:4.4m (14.4feet)
Floorheight:7601NaN1
Platformheight:2001NaN1 and 5501NaN1
Capacity:414 (short-distance train)
216 (long-distance train)
Maxspeed:200km/h
Engine:EuroSprinter
EP20
Gauge: convertible Variable gauge Talgo to
Safety:KLUB-U

The Strizh (Russian: Стриж|lit=[[Swift (bird)|Swift]]) is a Russian locomotive-hauled, low-floor, high-speed express train.[1] [2]

Main information

The trains have been running between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod since 1 June 2015 and between Moscow and Berlin since 17 December 2016.[3] On the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line, they make 1 to 3 stops, linking the two cities in 3 hours 35 minutes (when they only stop in Vladimir).[4] The cars are pulled by an EP20 locomotive.[5] [6]

In 2016, Russian Railways also connected Moscow and Berlin using the Strizh. The travel time between the two cities is a little over 20 hours.[3] [7]

Lines

The Strizh train currently operates on two lines:

Previously the train was in operation on international line:

Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line

The Strizh trains run between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod since 1 June 2015. They make 1 to 3 stops on the line: in Dzerzhinsk, Kovrov and Vladimir.[4] The travel time between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod is between 3 hours 35 minutes, when it stops only in Vladimir, and up to 3 hours 50 minutes with 3 stops.[4] The cars are pulled by an EP20 locomotive.[5]

Another fast train, the Lastochka ("Swallow") operates on the same line but makes 6 stops: in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Vladimir, Kovrov, Vyazniki, Gorokhovets and Dzerzhinsk, travelling between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod in 4 hours 6 minutes.[9]

Running of Strizh trains in Russia was terminated in March 2022 due to sanctions.

Moscow – Berlin line

The Strizh trains were in operation between Moscow and Berlin since 17 December 2016[3] to 15 March 2020.[10] Later this international route was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closing of borders between countries.[11] The length of the line was .

The initial schedule was 2 trains per week, between Moscow Kurskaya and Berlin Ostbahnhof, linking both stations in 20 hours 14 minutes westbound (instead of 24h 49min previously) and 20 hours 35 minutes eastbound (compared with 25h 56min previously).[3] The trains leave from Moscow on Saturdays and Sundays, and from Berlin on Sundays and Mondays.[3] They made intermediate stops in Smolensk, Orsha, Minsk, Brest, Terespol, Warsaw, Poznan, Rzepin and Frankfurt (Oder). The Strizh trains to/from Berlin left and arrived at the Moscow Smolenskaya station (also called Moscow Belorussky) instead of Moscow Kurskaya.[12] Between June 2017 and June 2019, some modernization work on a railway section between Warsaw and Poznan will force the trains to take a detour which will make the trip longer.[13] After this renovation the speed limit will be on all the length of this section.

Moscow and Berlin were also connected once weekly by the non-Strizh trains from the Moscow–Paris line, which depart from Moscow on each Wednesday evening and from Berlin on each Saturday morning. These trains, using RIC wagons, link both cities in about 24 hours.[14] [15]

Media

Interiors

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suslova . Anna. Новый скоростной поезд РЖД получил имя "Стриж". New high-speed train Railways was named "Swift". Ridus.ru. 4 October 2014. ru. 26 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Санкт-Петербургский филиал ПГК осуществил перевозку вагонов "Talgo" в Москву. St. Petersburg branch of the ISC to carry out transportation of "Talgo" cars in Moscow. Logistic.ru. 19 February 2015. ru. 26 June 2016.
  3. Web site: RZD launches Moscow - Berlin Talgo services. railjournal.com. 19 December 2017. en. 13 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Расписание поезда "Стриж" по маршруту Москва – Нижний Новгород. Schedule of the "Strizh" train on the line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod. rzd.ru. ru. 13 May 2017.
  5. News: Morokhin. Nikolay. На "Тальго" быстрее. Gudok. 192 (25627). 27 October 2014. ru. 26 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Plokhotnichenko . Yuri. Talgo Москва - Нижний Новгород отправился в первый рейс. Talgo Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod first run. Travel.ru. 1 June 2015. ru. 26 June 2016.
  7. Скоростные поезда "Стриж" перевезли более 200 тыс. пассажиров.. High-speed "Swift" trains moved more than 200 thousand passengers. JSC Russian Railways. 11 August 2015. ru. 26 June 2016.
  8. Web site: BATRAK . OLEKSANDR . 2022-05-21 . Running of Strizh trains in Russia was terminated in March 2022 due to sanctions . 2024-05-02 . Railway Supply . en-US.
  9. Web site: Расписание поезда "Ласточка" по маршруту Москва – Нижний Новгород. Schedule of the "Lastochka" train on the line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod. rzd.ru. ru. 13 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Russian Railways. International Routes . ru . rzd.ru . Russian Railways . 15 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Russian Railways cancelled trains to Berlin and Paris . ru . Russian Railways . rzd.ru . 15 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Расписание поезда "Стриж" по маршруту Москва – Берлин – Москва с 17 декабря 2016 г.. Schedule of the "Strizh" train on the line Moscow - Berlin from 17 December 2016. rzd.ru. ru. 13 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Zbliża się wielki remont trasy kolejowej Poznań-Warszawa. Będą utrudnienia. A major renovation of the Poznan-Warsaw railway line is approaching. There will be difficulties.. wyborcza.pl. pl. 10 June 2017.
  14. http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/en?STRUCTURE_ID=5125&layer_id=3290&refererLayerId=3290&id=2052 Train Moscow – Berlin
  15. http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/en?STRUCTURE_ID=5125&layer_id=3290&refererLayerId=3290&id=2039 Train Moscow – Berlin – Paris