Dmitry Pegov, deputy general manager of Russian Railways (RZD), said it has launched southbound trains at lower ticket prices in response to strong demand, based on information released by the agency. “RIA News”. According to him, old cars were used to increase the fleet on trains in the south of the Russian Railways.
“We made all the existing passenger cars available to our company ready for the summer season and commissioned them. Even the old “chocolates” of German production, called Ammendorf wagons, were included in the trains. “These are vintage cars with compartments, but they meet all the requirements and standards, including safety,” he said. He noted that the tickets of these trains would be more affordable.
The company representative also emphasized that Russian Railways does not plan to provide special smoking areas or cars for smokers. The smoking ban on trains was introduced 10 years ago.
On July 5, Russian Railways announced the resumption of normal functioning of the website and mobile application. Russian Railways warned that users may experience some difficulties while working with the site and application due to the heavy load on the company’s information resources.
Earlier, Russian Railways announced that a major hacker attack was carried out on the company’s website and mobile application. It has been stated that the site has been suspended. However, ticket offices at stations and train stations continued to operate normally and tickets were sold as usual.
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Source: Gazeta
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