Nevsky Express

Nevsky Express
Nevsky Express
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"Nevsky Express" train at Moskovsky Rail Terminal
Overview
Status Operating
Locale Russia
First service 2001
Current operator(s) Russian Railways
Route
Start Moscow (Leningradsky Rail Terminal)
End Saint Petersburg (Moskovsky Rail Terminal)
Distance travelled 639 km (397 mi)
Average journey time 4 hour 30 minutes
Service frequency Six weekly
Technical
Rolling stock Skoda Chs200
Gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in)
Operating speed 200 km/h

The Nevsky Express (Russian: Невский экспресс)(No. 165/166) is a Russian Railways express train, the fastest on the prominent route between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow and the Moskovsky Rail Terminal in Saint Petersburg (the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway). The train has a maximum speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) and does not have any intermediate stations. It consists of a Skoda Chs200 locomotive, 13 passenger cars and a restaurant car. The train covers the distance between the modern and the old Russian capitals in 4 hours 30 minutes.

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