The Ministry of Transport proposed to build high-speed lines Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow - Minsk

The Ministry of Transport proposed building high-speed lines (HSM) from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Minsk after St. Petersburg. The priority directions for the development of the project were named by the head of the Ministry of Transport Andrei Nikitin during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 15, writes RIA Novosti.

The first pilot high-speed rail project in the country is the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. On behalf of the head of state, officials worked out possible further options for the construction of the high-speed railway. They assessed expected passenger traffic, how much travel time would be reduced, and how effective the projects would be in terms of investment and contribution to GDP.

“If we talk about Russian roads, the most effective route is the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod section and further to Kazan. That is, it gives maximum economic growth and economic meaning. The second most interesting project is the Moscow-Minsk international project, and then, accordingly, all other projects are in progress,” Nikitin reported. He asked whether the president approved of the preliminary study of projects, to which Putin agreed.