Overview
- The mockup debuted at the Transport Russia exhibition in Moscow, presenting the first public look at the enlarged open-sleeping design.
- RZD specified berth increases: transverse berths to 189.1 cm long and 62.7 cm wide, and longitudinal berths to 187.5 cm long and 58.5 cm wide.
- The gabarit T layout raises capacity to 58 from the standard 54 by extending the passenger saloon and adding a four-berth bay.
- Each sleeping place gets curtains, tables for upper and lower berths, personal lights, air vents, and USB and 220V outlets, with two sanitary rooms, a separate shower, and a new air-conditioning system in tropical execution.
- RZD plans to certify the platskart in 2026 and start purchases in 2027, while TMH’s gabarit T coupe is certified and slated to begin Moscow–St. Petersburg service in 2025, according to the companies’ leaders.