From July 4, an additional train will start circulation between Moscow and Simferopol. The Tavria train No. 194/193 will run until October 1. Ticket sales will open soon. This was reported in the press service of the Grand Service Express carrier company.
"Thus, four trains will circulate on the Moscow-Simferopol route from July to the end of September: one double-decker and three single-deckers (including the Moscow-Sevastopol train)," the press service reported.
The train will depart for the first trip to Simferopol from Moscow's Paveletskiy railway station on July 7 at 00:55 a.m. Arrival in the Crimean capital − a day later at 02:26 p.m. The Tavria train will depart every other day on odd dates.
From Simferopol, the first train will leave on July 4 at 10:25 p.m. and arrive in Moscow the next day at 05:00 p.m. It will depart every other day on even dates.
The train consists of 14 compartment carriages and one staff car (only 10 seats are offered for passengers, including one compartment for wheelchair users and an attendant).
Travel time to Simferopol will be 38 hours 21 minutes, to Moscow − 42 hours 35 minutes.
The fare is fixed: a ticket for travel on the lower shelf is 9,003 rubles (about $150), on the upper shelf − 8,271 rubles (about $138). Tickets will be available on the official website of the carrier company without extra fees, at the long-distance ticket offices of railway stations, at the ticket offices and on the websites of sales agents.
"In order to organize transportation on the route, additional carriages were rented. Thanks to the launch of this round trip train, 43,000 additional seats will be on sale for the entire period of circulation," the press service added.
