Opening ceremony of city line train services Minsk-Rudensk takes place today

7 ноября 2013

The modern electric trains will travel at the speed of 140 km/h. The trip from Rudensk to Minsk will take only 50 minutes. The first passengers of the train travelling from Loshitsa to Minsk were the Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich, the representatives of the local Deputy Councils and the Belarusian Railroad.



Vlada Karnitskaya reports: The construction of the new route lasted for only 1 year. Within this short period of time large-scale modernization was carried out at the railroad. All stations were renewed throughout the route. A new information center is located at the terminal stop.


A total of over 3 million Belarusian citizens used the city line train services since the moment of their opening. It is planned to open a direct route to Smolevichi in 2 years, and the route Minsk-Dzerzhinsk by 2020.


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