Russia Affirms Moscow–St. Petersburg High-Speed Rail Is On Schedule After St. Petersburg Site Inspection

Overview

• Active construction is focused in the Moscow and Tver regions, with preparatory tasks proceeding on other sections, according to the project infocenter and the Transport Ministry.
• On the St. Petersburg segment, crews are preparing retaining walls, laying earthworks, demolishing nonresidential structures, and building a rail junction, with about 150 workers and more than 30 machines on site.
• Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev joined Governor Alexander Beglov, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, and RZD head Oleg Belozerov to inspect progress.
• Approximately 14,000 people and nearly 5,000 pieces of equipment are deployed across the project, including an autonomous roller developed by National Projects Construction Group and GLONASS.
• The pilot line is targeted to open in 2028 with an expected end-to-end journey of 2 hours 15 minutes, which would make it Russia’s first true high-speed corridor.