Overview
- RZhD identifies the Moscow–Kazan–Yekaterinburg route as the follow-on project to the Moscow–Saint Petersburg pilot.
- A proposed Moscow–Adler line (VSM-3 “South”) would cut the trip from the capital to the Black Sea to about 7 hours 50 minutes from roughly 23.
- The Moscow–Saint Petersburg corridor is slated for full launch in 2028 with an estimated travel time of 2 hours 15 minutes.
- Planned services would run up to 400 km/h on electrified double-track lines classified as high-speed for 200–400 km/h operation.
- Materials cite stops such as Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Stavropol, Tuapse, and Sochi, with additional links proposed to Minsk and Ryazan, while projects remain at the planning stage.