Moscow–Kazan high-speed railway

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. 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] Planning work was finished in September 2017. Preliminary construction on stations and platforms, with space reserved for the railway, started in spring 2018.[4] 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]

Moscow–Kazan High-Speed Railway
ВСМ Москва – Казань
Proposed routes
Overview
StatusProposed
LocaleRussia
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
ServicesMoscow–Vladimir–Nizhny Novgorod–Kazan (–Vladivostok/Beijing/India)
Operator(s)Russian Railways
Technical
Line length762 km (473 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2 Russian gauge[2]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Loading gaugeRussian T
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines
3 kV DC overhead lines inside of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway
Operating speedup to 350 km/h (217 mph)

Details
Proposed corridor for linking Asian and European rails.
  • 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

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

References
  1. Moscow to Kazan route details
  2. Специальные технические условия для проектирования и строительства ВСМ Москва — Казань, СТУ №7, page 6 (in Russian).
  3. "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.
  4. Мосузел прирастёт станциями
  5. "Хуснуллин объяснил решение отложить создание ВСМ Москва – Казань". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. "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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