ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- High-speed trains will run between Moscow, Kazan, Samara and Ulyanovsk for the transportation of football fans during the World Cup-2018, Itar-Tass news agency quoted Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying.
Putin, after meeting Finnish President Tarja Halonen recently, said that the high-speed trains are already running between Moscow and St. Petersburg, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod.
"And now, this high-speed railway lines are to be connect Moscow with Kazan, Samara and Ulyanovsk.
This will be a strong impetus for the development of the high-speed train traffic in the European part of Russia," the Russian news agency cited the Prime Minister as saying.
Putin and Halonen made a trip on a new high-speed train known as Allegro on Sunday.
Halonen arrived from Helsinki and Putin joined her in Vyborg and together they continued a trip to St. Petersburg.
"We are pondering over an idea to coordinate a programme to build high-speed train lines to the World Cup venues," the premier added.
For his part, Russian Railways (RZD) President Vladimir Yakunin said that that the RZD is already drafting required documents to submit them in the government.
Yakunin explained in detail on the development of the railways and the high-speed train traffic, particularly in the Far East and Siberia.
He said necessary amendments should be introduced in the RZD investment programme to provide for the high-speed train traffic during the World Cup-2018.
The current projects for the high-speed train traffic between the cities, which will host World Cup matches, should be revised, he said.
"We are planning to present amendments for a medium-term investment programme," Yakunin pointed out.
-- BERNAMA
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