These recently demobilized drafted soldiers celebrate their newfound freedom in third class, at the tail end of the train.īoris Piaterikov swears by train travel and is never far from the Chainik, the kettle that heats water for tea in each car. The third-class cars are an open space, which breaks down social barriers and offers passengers an opportunity to meet and converse with others. The head of the Russian railway company announced it will phase out platskart, or third class. The ticket from Moscow to Vladivostok costs more than $1,000 in first class, almost $600 in kupe or second class and $400 in platzkart or third class.Īngelika Podobina, the provodnitsa, is in charge of one train car and spends half her life onboard the train. Trains 1 and 2, better known as the Trans-Siberian, link Moscow to Vladivostok in seven days. Yaroslavsky Station, Moscow: These demobilized soldiers are about to step aboard train number 2, the famous Trans-Siberian. Trains 1 and 2 proudly wear the colours of the Russian flag. With its 128,000 kilometres of track, Russia’s train network is one of the largest in the world.
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