Allegro speed: From St. Petersburg to Helsinki
Posted: Tue 21 Dec, 2010 12:58 PM
Travel time from St. Petersburg to Helsinki reduced to 3.5 hours, thanks to Russian Railways high-speed trains called Allegro.
OAO Russian Railways launched Allegro, high-speed trains produced by French company Alstom, in mid-December 2010 and has successfully reduced travel time between the two cities from 6 hours to 3.5 hours. Michael Akulov, Russian Railways vice president, was quoted in Tourism Review as having said that the shortening of journey was achieved by the acceleration of border formalities and the rise of train speed due to the use of modern technology.
There are currently four electric Allegro trains that are being used for the St. Petersburg-Helsinki route.
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