Premiuim train schedule
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Quick facts about Premiuim train
- All Premium trains consist of new carriages of the Tver Carriage Works.
- The ticket prices of Premium trains are usually higher than for other trains but always include meals.
- All Premium trains depart from Kazansky train station in Moscow.
Classes of cariages of the train Premiuim
Second class
Second class also known as coupe carriage consists of 9 separate quardruple compartments with four bunks (2 lower and 2 upper), a fold-down table and a sliding door. Among other amenities are personal reading lights, storage space (built-in shelves over the door, boxes under the lower bunks, racks on the wall beside each bunk).
Show types of included services 2nd class superior
A standard compartment in a superior carriage.
Seats: 2 lower and 2 upper berths 70 cm wide. Berths arrangement (number): 2+2. Included service: meal, hygienic kit, printed press.
Carriage: 8-10 compartments, a/c, bio toilets.
2nd class comfort
Berths in the compartment: 4;
Arrangement of berths: 2 lower and 2 upper. Included service: meal, hygienic kit, printed press.
Compartments in the carriage: 8-10; a/c; bio toilets
2nd class
A standard compartment.
Seats: 2 lower and 2 upper berths 70 cm wide
Berths arrangement (number): 2+2
Carriage: 8-10 compartments, a/c.
2nd class standard
A standard compartment.
Seats: 2 lower and 2 upper berths 70 cm wide
Berths arrangement (number): 2+2
Carriage: 8-10 compartments, a/c, bio toilets.
Third class
Third class, also known as platskart, is the cheapest option on long-distance trains. The open-class carriage consists of 54 bunks, arranged in bays of 4 on one side and bays of 2 on another, with an aisle between the two sides. The side bunks are over and under the window. When the passenger is not sleeping, lower side bunk transforms to a table and two seats.
Show types of included services 3rd class
open-plan carriage with couchettes;
capacity: 52-54 berths;
facilities: a/c, bio toilets.
3rd class
open-plan carriage with couchettes; pets are allowed
capacity: 52-54 berths;
facilities: a/c.
First class
The cabin consists of two bunks and a folding table. Usually both bunks are lower, but some trains have compartments with one lower and one upper bunk. Other amenities of the compartment include personal reading lights, storage space under the lower bunks and a sliding door. Usually there is also a mirror and in some trains - a wardrobe and sockets.
Show types of included services 1st class business
Capacity: 2 persons.Pets are allowed.
Facilities: 2 berths, a folding table.
Included service: meal, hygienic kit, superior linen.
Carriage: superior; 8-10 compartments, a/c, bio toilets.
Six Russian branded («firmenny») trains were transferred to “premium” class in 2009. Some of them have their original names, but got the “Premium” status, others use the Premium brand as a name. They run from Moscow to eight Russian cities: Adler (Sochi), Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod. The train consists of modern cars equipped with air conditioning units and bio toilets. A standard train composition includes 17 carriages: a luxury car, 3 first class (SV) cars, 10 second class (coupe) cars, 2 third class (platskart) cars, a restaurant car and a staff car.
Compartments are equipped with LCD TVs. The doors of the compartments are closed with magnetic cards. The headrests of the lower shelves are equipped with devices for connecting headphones. In the luxury car there are six double coupes each with a private bathroom (WC and shower).