Strizh
In service2015–present
ManufacturerTalgo, Transmashholding
Family nameTalgo (Talgo 6)
Formation18 passenger cars, 2 diesel-generator cars
Capacity414 (short-distance train)
216 (long-distance train)
OperatorsRussian Railways
Lines servedMoscow Railway
Gorky Railway
Specifications
Car length13.88 m (45 ft 6 in) (passenger car)
12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) (diesel-generator car)
Width2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) and 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Floor height760 mm (29.9 in)
Platform height200 mm (7.9 in) and 550 mm (21.7 in)
Maximum speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Weight667 t (656 long tons; 735 short tons)
Prime mover(s)EuroSprinter;EP20
Electric system(s)3 kV DC/15 kV 16.7 Hz AC/25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
UIC classification1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
Safety system(s)KLUB-U
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge convertible Variable gauge Talgo to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Strizh Train
0 km
0 mi
 Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Spree River
3 km
2 mi
 Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin–Görlitz Railway
Ostbahn
Berlin Outer Ring
Flakenfließ
113 km
70 mi
 Frankfurt (Oder)
Oder River
 Germany
 Poland
Wrocław–Szczecin Railway
136 km
85 mi
 Rzepin
to Gubin
Obra River
to Leszno
to Kluczbork
292 km
181 mi
 Poznań Główny
Warta River
to Szczecin
to Zheleznodorozhny
Zalew Wrzesiński
to Oleśnica and Gniezno
Kanał Warta Gopło
to Ruda Śląska and Bydgoszcz
to Piła
to Łódź
Bzura River
to Skierniewice
Rawka River
Utrata River
to Katowice
to Kraków
to Praga
Vistula River
476 km
296 mi
 Warsaw Wschodnia
to Warsaw–Gdańsk Railway
to Łuków
Świder River
to Dorohusk and Krusze
to Radom
to Lublin and Warsaw
Zielawa River
685 km
426 mi
 Terespol
Bug River
 Poland
 Belarus
to Pogranichnaya
692 km
430 mi
 Brest-Tsentralny
to Sushitnitsa
Schabinka River
to Luninets
Yaselda River
to Byelaazyorsk
Hryuda River
Shchara River
to Bukhlichi and Lida
Neman River
Volchkovichskoye Vodokhranilishche
to Maladziečna
1037 km
644 mi
 Minsk
to Gomel
Svislach River
to Minsk National Airport
Berezina River
Nacha River
Adrou River
to Krychaw and Lepiel
1249 km
776 mi
 Orsha
to Mogilev and Vitebsk
Orshitsa River
 Belarus
 Russia
Berezina River, Russia
Smolensk-Vitebsk Line
1369 km
851 mi
 Smolensk
to Bryansk
Khmost River
Vop River
Vopets River
Dnieper River
Vyazma River
to Kaluga
Sezha River
Gzhat River
Moscow Greater Ring
Moskva River
Moscow Central Circle
1788 km
1111 mi
 Moscow Belorussky
0 km
0 mi
 Moscow Kursky
to Kursk
Moscow Central Circle
to Ryazan and Moscow Kazansky
to Korolyov
Vokhonka River
Moscow Greater Ring
Moscow Greater Ring
Klyazma River
Peksha River
Vorsha River
Koloksha River
191 km
119 mi
 Vladimir
Nerl River
to Ivanovo
Klyazma River
255 km
158 mi
 Kovrov
to Murom
Klyazma River
Seyma River
408 km
254 mi
 Dzerzhinsk
to Ruzayevka
442 km
275 mi
 Nizhny Novgorod

The Strizh (Russian: Стриж, lit. 'Swift') is a Russian locomotive-hauled, low-floor, high-speed express train.[1][2]

Main information

The trains have been running between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod since 1 June 2015 and between Moscow and Berlin since 17 December 2016.[3] On the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line, they make 1 to 3 stops, linking the two cities in 3 hours 35 minutes (when they only stop in Vladimir).[4] The cars are pulled by an EP20 locomotive.[5][6]

In 2016, Russian Railways also connected Moscow and Berlin using the Strizh. The travel time between the two cities is a little over 20 hours.[3][7]

Lines

The Strizh train currently operates on two lines:

Previously the train was in operation on international line:

Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod line

The Strizh trains run between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod since 1 June 2015. They make 1 to 3 stops on the line: in Dzerzhinsk, Kovrov and Vladimir.[4] The travel time between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod is between 3 hours 35 minutes, when it stops only in Vladimir, and up to 3 hours 50 minutes with 3 stops.[4] The cars are pulled by an EP20 locomotive.[5]

Another fast train, the Lastochka ("Swallow") operates on the same line but makes 6 stops: in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Vladimir, Kovrov, Vyazniki, Gorokhovets and Dzerzhinsk, travelling between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod in 4 hours 6 minutes.[8]

Moscow – Berlin line

The Strizh trains were in operation between Moscow and Berlin since 17 December 2016[3] to 15 March 2020.[9] Later this international route was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closing of borders between countries.[10] The length of the line was 1,896 km (1,178 mi).[11]

The initial schedule was 2 trains per week, between Moscow Kurskaya and Berlin Ostbahnhof, linking both stations in 20 hours 14 minutes westbound (instead of 24h 49min previously) and 20 hours 35 minutes eastbound (compared with 25h 56min previously).[3] The trains leave from Moscow on Saturdays and Sundays, and from Berlin on Sundays and Mondays.[3] They made intermediate stops in Smolensk, Orsha, Minsk, Brest, Terespol, Warsaw, Poznan, Rzepin and Frankfurt (Oder).

The Strizh trains to/from Berlin left and arrived at the Moscow Smolenskaya station (also called Moscow Belorussky) instead of Moscow Kurskaya.[11] Between June 2017 and June 2019, some modernization work on a 100 km (62 mi) railway section between Warsaw and Poznan will force the trains to take a detour which will make the trip longer.[12] After this renovation the speed limit will be 160 km/h (99 mph) on all the length of this section.

Moscow and Berlin were also connected once weekly by the non-Strizh trains from the Moscow–Paris line, which depart from Moscow on each Wednesday evening and from Berlin on each Saturday morning. These trains, using RIC wagons, link both cities in about 24 hours.[13][14]

Media

Locomotives, used in operation

Interiors

See also

References

  1. ↑ Suslova, Anna (4 October 2014). "Новый скоростной поезд РЖД получил имя "Стриж"" [New high-speed train Railways was named "Swift"]. Ridus.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Санкт-Петербургский филиал ПГК осуществил перевозку вагонов "Talgo" в Москву" [St. Petersburg branch of the ISC to carry out transportation of "Talgo" cars in Moscow]. Logistic.ru (in Russian). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "RZD launches Moscow - Berlin Talgo services". railjournal.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Расписание поезда "Стриж" по маршруту Москва – Нижний Новгород" [Schedule of the "Strizh" train on the line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod]. rzd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 Morokhin, Nikolay (27 October 2014). "На "Тальго" быстрее". Gudok (in Russian). No. 192 (25627). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Plokhotnichenko, Yuri (1 June 2015). "Talgo Москва - Нижний Новгород отправился в первый рейс" [Talgo Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod first run]. Travel.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Скоростные поезда "Стриж" перевезли более 200 тыс. пассажиров" [High-speed "Swift" trains moved more than 200 thousand passengers] (Press release) (in Russian). JSC Russian Railways. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Расписание поезда "Ласточка" по маршруту Москва – Нижний Новгород" [Schedule of the "Lastochka" train on the line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod]. rzd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Russian Railways. International Routes". rzd.ru (in Russian). Russian Railways. 15 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Russian Railways cancelled trains to Berlin and Paris". rzd.ru (in Russian). Russian Railways. 15 March 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Расписание поезда "Стриж" по маршруту Москва – Берлин – Москва с 17 декабря 2016 г." [Schedule of the "Strizh" train on the line Moscow - Berlin from 17 December 2016]. rzd.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Zbliża się wielki remont trasy kolejowej Poznań-Warszawa. Będą utrudnienia" [A major renovation of the Poznan-Warsaw railway line is approaching. There will be difficulties.]. wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Train Moscow – Berlin
  14. ↑ Train Moscow – Berlin – Paris
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