Starovoit spoke about the preparations for the construction of the Moscow — Petersburg high-speed railway

On Wednesday, June 18, the head of the Russian Ministry of Transport, Roman Starovoit, inspected the preparations for the construction of the Moscow—St. Petersburg high-speed railway.

At the moment, work has been deployed at all stages of construction, involving more than 830 people and 140 pieces of equipment.

"Now we have concluded contracts with Russian Railways — now we have a limit of 5 billion, as builders <...> We have now applied to Russian Railways, conducted an assessment, fully jointly with Russian Railways, and have now applied for 16 billion at the zero stage in order to increase the funding limit," the General director of JSC told the minister.Roads and Bridges" by Mikhail Grigoriev.

Roadside coverage: Internet connection on trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg has become uninterrupted

What does this mean for consumers and how are the communications on other railway routes?

Earlier, on March 14, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the construction of the Moscow—St. Petersburg high-speed railway. Already in April 2024, Russian Railways signed an agreement on the manufacture of two trains for this highway with Ural Locomotives.