In the Nizhny Novgorod region, the three-month period of validity of electronic travel cards was cancelled, NewsNN reports. According to the decision made in connection with the introduction of remote education, all unused trips are valid for an unlimited time. It is noted that the decision applies to all travel passes that pupils and students
About half of 1.2 thousand Russians who took part in the survey conducted by the Tutu.ru travel service consider trains to be the safest transport for long-distance travel, RT reports. It is noted that when asked about the safest kind of transport for long-distance travel, 47 per cent of respondents named a train. In turn,
The Komsomolskaya metro station of the Koltsevaya Line turned out to be the most popular among Moscow passengers in 2020, according to the information posted on the official Telegram-channel of the city’s Department of Transport. It is stated that almost 24 million passengers used this station to reach their destination. It is also specified that
New books will appear in the mobile library of the Central Suburban Passenger Company of Russia (CPPK) in 2021. It is noted that from January 1, 2021, the digital shelves of the library will be updated. There will be new books about self-development, philosophy, love, goodness, and magic. In particular, Russians travelling by suburban trains
In 2021, Russian regions will receive 3.5 billion rubles from the federal budget to update the rolling stock of urban passenger transport as part of the ‘Safe and High-Quality Roads’ National Project, TASS reports with reference to the Ministry of Transport. The list of regions for updating urban transport next year includes Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Kazan,
The sales of new cars of the mass segment in Russia in November 2020 amounted to 143.4 thousand units, according to the experts of the AUTOSTAT analytical agency. This is 7.3% higher than in November 2019. It is reported that in the TOP-25 brands of the mass segment in terms of sales volume in the
According to a study conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Foundation, 4% of the country’s residents in the last year took a taxi almost every day, 10% several times a week, 22% several times a month, and 29% several times a year. Also, experts found out that 38% of Russians call a taxi by phone,
Specialists of the AUTOSTAT agency and Auto Mail.ru portal conducted an online survey of more than 13 thousand respondents in the autumn of 2020, following which they found out what Russian drivers use as an alternative transport to a personal car. According to the results of the study, 37% of respondents use public transport, 30%
In Moscow, on New Year’s holidays, all parking sites for cars will be made free of charge, according to the Head of the city’s Department of Transport, Maksim Liksutov, on the department’s official Telegram-channel. It is noted that in Moscow, from January 1 to January 9, 2021, it will be possible to park free of
According to the press service of the Omsk Department of Transport, 16 new Admiral trolleybuses are already running on the city routes. According to the head of “Electric Transport” municipal enterprise, Vasily Melishchuk, Omsk people try to choose exactly these vehicles for their high level of comfort. It is noted that the park was renewed
The first bactericidal recirculators were installed in the cabins of buses moving along the A-10 and A-71 routes in Nizhny Novgorod, NewsNN reports. The equipment was developed at the plant named after Petrovsky, especially for public transport. They are fixed to ceiling panels and are powered by a battery. It is specified that recirculators have
The city administration and deputies from the United Russia faction of the Bataysk City Duma reached an agreement with a local taxi company on the provision of transport with drivers for the needs of medical institutions, the city administration website reports. “This is, of course, very convenient and, in fact, vital now. We can easily
Transport Week is a unique format that includes the largest and most significant business and cultural events in the industry. On the territory of the Gostiny Dvor Exhibition Centre in Moscow, representatives of government and business take part in discussing issues of the functioning and development of the transport complex of Russia, the event’s official
