Overview
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said rail fabrication and welding of train car bodies are underway for the pilot line.
- Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin reported active works along the entire route with over 10,000 workers, nearly 4,000 machines, and about 150 Russian firms building the train.
- The government targets full service launch in 2028 with an expected Moscow–St. Petersburg travel time of around 2 hours 15 minutes.
- Vice Premier Vitaly Savelyev outlined a broader network by 2045 exceeding 4,500 km and roughly 300 trains, linking Moscow to Yekaterinburg via Kazan, Adler, Ryazan, and Minsk.
- Officials emphasized technological self-reliance, asserting the system will rely fully on Russian-developed components and solutions.