Reference News Network August 3 report - According to the RT website on August 3, Russian President Putin stated that he believes the high-speed railway trunk line project will be popular with the Russian people and meet the needs of the country's economic development. He expressed this view in a video address on the occasion of the Railway Workers' Day.
Putin said that currently, Russia's plan is to build the first high-speed railway trunk line from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, and in the future, a high-speed railway network will also be built. He said, "I believe these projects will be popular with our citizens and will also meet our continuously developing economic needs."
Previously, Putin had ordered the government and Russian Railways to implement the relevant decisions and complete the design work for the Moscow-Saint Petersburg high-speed railway trunk line.
Additionally, it was reported that the Novgorod Oblast has started the construction of a high-speed railway track slab factory.
The website of the "Russia" newspaper previously reported that at a meeting convened by President Putin on February 15 last year, the construction plan for the Moscow-Saint Petersburg high-speed railway was officially finalized. The new high-speed rail line will halve the travel time between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The project is planned to achieve operational operation by 2028. (Translated/Wei Lianglei)
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