On the eve of Victory Day, we remind you that for several years in a row, Russian Railways has been providing year-round free travel without limiting the number of trips to participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War, as well as residents of besieged Leningrad on trains running across Russia (including Sapsany, Lastochki, Ruskeala Express).
Each of them can be accompanied by one escort for free. There are no fees for processing travel documents and service charges (including bedding and meals).
Special attention is paid to veterans of the Great Patriotic War at Russian railway stations and TPUs. They are provided with free parking and accommodation in business and Comfort halls, assistance with luggage, including boarding and disembarking from the train.
During the May holidays on the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory (from April 30 to May 11) 116 free tickets have already been issued for 61 veterans and 55 escorts. Another 702 tickets for this period were issued for 405 residents of besieged Leningrad with 297 escorts.
Most often, tickets are issued to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Crimea.
Since 2016, 19.5 thousand WWII veterans and escorts (12 thousand WWII veterans and 7.5 thousand escorts) have been transported free of charge through the Russian Railways infrastructure. In addition, since the beginning of the campaign (from December 2023), more than 38.1 thousand residents of besieged Leningrad with accompanying persons (22.8 thousand besiegers and 15.3 thousand escorts) have used free travel.
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