OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2013. In order to meet increased passenger demand before and during the New Year celebrations, Russian Railways is laying on additional Sapsan services between Moscow – St. Petersburg –Moscow.

From 18 December 2013 to 12 January 2014, train No. 159 St. Petersburg – Moscow will run daily, departing from St. Petersburg at 13:45 and arriving in Moscow at 17:55 (with stops at: Chudovo 14:30-14:31, Bologoe 15:33-15:34, Vyshny Volochek 15:53-15:55 and Tver 16:36-16: 38). Total travel time is 4 hours 10 minutes.

From 19 December 2013 to 13 January 2014, train No. 154 Moscow – St. Petersburg will run daily, departing from Moscow at 07:00 and arriving in St. Petersburg at 10:50 (with stops at: Tver 08:00-08:02 and Chudovo 09:58-09:59). Total travel time is 3 hours and 50 minutes.

According to the timetable, train No. 159 St. Petersburg – Moscow runs twice a week, on Fridays and Sundays, while train No. 154 Moscow – St. Petersburg operates on Saturdays and Mondays.

Tickets for these services trains will go on sale no earlier than 10 days before departure of the train.

Due to the lack of demand from passengers during the New Year holidays, the following Sapsan trains between St. Petersburg – Moscow and Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod and Lastochka trains between St. Petersburg – Novgorod on the Volkhova, Bologoe will be cancelled:

No. 165 St. Petersburg – Moscow departing 31 December 2013at 19:45;
No. 166 Moscow – St. Petersburg departing 31 December 2013 at 19:45;
No. 151 St. Petersburg – Moscow departing 1 January 2014 at 06:45;
No. 152 Moscow – St. Petersburg departing 1 January 2014 at 06:45;
No. 171 Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow departing 1 January 2014 at 06:45;
No. 172 Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod departing 1 January 2014 at 06:45;
No. 873 St. Petersburg – Novgorod on the Volkhova, departing 31 December 2013 at 20:50;
No. 874 Novgorod on the Volkhova – St. Petersburg departing 1 January 2014 at 06:30;
No. 171/871 St. Petersburg – Novgorod on the Volkhova, Bologoe departing 1 January 2014 at 07:11;
No. 172/872 Bologoe, Novgorod on the Volkhova – St. Petersburg departing 1 January 2014 from Bologoe at 17:45, from Novgorod on the Volkhova at 18:30.