In service 2015–present Formation 18 Operator(s) Russian Railways | Family name Talgo (Talgo 9) Capacity 414 | |
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Manufacturer Talgo, Transmashholding | ||
The Strizh (Russian: Стриж, 'Swift') is a Russian low-floor high speed express train.
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The trains run between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod since 1 June 2015. They make 3 stops on the line: in Dzerzhinsk, Kovrov and Vladimir. The travel time between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod is 3 hours 45 minutes. The cars are pulled by an EP20 locomotive.
In 2016 Russian Railways connected Moscow and Berlin using the Strizh. The travel time is about 16 hours.
For 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russian Railways purchased wide-bodyshell Talgo trains for elsewhere services. The cars will be pulled by EP1 locomotives in east of Mariinsk, while EP20 in west of Mariinsk.
In Kazakhstan, wide-bodyshell Talgo trains have been operated since 2013, built by Tulpar-Talgo. In 2016, wide-bodyshell Talgo train trial run in India.