Overview
- Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin approved methodological recommendations to embed a family-centered approach across public transport and infrastructure.
- The guidance urges taxis and buses to carry child seats and boosters to improve the safety of young passengers.
- It calls for dedicated family parking near transport facilities as well as ramps and lifts to accommodate strollers in airports and at rail and bus stations.
- Facilities standards include clean restrooms with changing tables and child-size toilets at terminals and other passenger areas.
- State and private operators, airports, stations, and border checkpoints are asked to train staff for family service and add these services to company rules, with no timelines, funding, or enforcement mechanisms specified.