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Luxury carriage

For VIP passengers who place high demands on comfort, we offer to rent a luxury car as part of a Russian Railways train. Carefully thought-out interior details and a level of service create a feeling of home and comfort, which is so necessary for relaxing on the road or productive work.

A luxury carriage will allow you to spend time with maximum comfort if you travel to honeymoon trip or tourist trip with a big company.

In the wagon: five compartments superior comfort.
In compartment: two beds - a sofa bed (1200 mm), a folding upper shelf 85 cm wide, a wardrobe; table; corner chair; air conditioner; audio-video system with LCD monitor, bathroom with shower cabin, environmentally friendly toilet, and heated floor.

When buying a train ticket via the Internet, you may notice that each car belongs to a class. They are abbreviated as 2K, 2L, 1C, 3E, etc. The essence of the designation is to show the passenger the type of carriage (reserved seat, compartment, luxury, etc.) and sample list services to be included in it.

The details depend on the carrier - each of them implies its own nuances under the class of the car. Most Russian trains are formed by the Federal passenger company(OJSC FPC), besides, in general, the principles are the same. Therefore, below the marking of wagons is explained according to the FPC standards with separate additions from other carriers.

Sapsan trains

All carriages are air conditioned.

• 1P - coupe-negotiation room, sold only as a whole. Drinks, leather armchairs, dressing room, projector-equipped meeting room and more.
• 1B - just places in the 1st class carriage, without a negotiation room. All the comforts and service of the most”.
• 1C - business class car. Armchairs and tables, wardrobes, footrests. High quality service. Sockets at each block of seats, drinks, hot meals on the menu, the latest press, etc.
• 2C is an economy class seated carriage. Places at the table and not at the table, clothes hangers, luggage space, headphones.
• 2B - class "Economic +" (car No. 10 and No. 20). It differs from the economy class in that it is more spacious, there is a socket near each block of seats, a lunch box is included in the ticket price, and Wi-Fi is available.
• 2E - seats in the bistro car, the ticket price includes meals in the amount of 2000 rubles from the menu. You can buy online on the day of departure and the next day.

Strizh trains

All carriages have air conditioning and drinking water (free of charge). Dry closets, video monitors work, the train is accompanied by security. All cars have individual sockets - under the seats or in the compartment

• 1E - CB (VIP). The coupe is for sale as a whole, 1 or 2 passengers can ride in it. Upper bunk folds down bottom place transforms into two chairs. The compartment has its own bathroom with shower, toilet and washbasin. Safe, sockets, advanced travel kit, TV with a choice of video programs. The ticket price includes food and bed linen.
• 1E - similar to class 1E, but you can buy one seat in a compartment.
• 1P - seated cars of the 1st class. Spacious, comfortable chairs, meals, sanitary kit and newspapers are included in the fare.
• 2C - seated cars of the 2nd class.

Shared wagon

• 3O - common car. As a rule, the same shelves are located there as in the reserved seat, but 3 tickets are sold for each lower shelf. This is supposed to be seating. In new trains, these cars are made more comfortable and specialized. Air conditioning and dry closet may not be.
• 3B - common car without seat numbers. The presence of air conditioning and dry closet is not guaranteed.

seated wagon

Seated cars (category C) are equipped with individual seats. At the same time, the conditions, convenience, layout of the car can vary significantly, since both Sapsan and interregional cheap cars belong to this category. In the latter, they are increasingly trying to create the most comfortable conditions: folding tables, a socket under each chair, etc.

• 1C, 2C, 3C - cars with this marking are found in a variety of trains (from high-speed to suburban "expresses"), and the conditions in each case are assumed to be different. As a rule, class 1 and 2 are air-conditioned (not guaranteed), class 3 is not. Additional services depends on the specific train. The class (and fare, respectively) is determined by the number of seats in the car, the type of seats, etc.
• 1P - in a double-decker seated car, seats in a compartment are marked like this (for example, seats 133, 134 on the train 045/046 Moscow - Voronezh). The ticket price includes food, press, hygiene kit. You can ask the conductor for a blanket.
• 1B - a car with individual accommodation, that is, all seats are redeemed. The ticket price includes food, press, hygiene kit. You can ask the conductor for a blanket.
• 2P is a luxury car equipped with air conditioning and a dry closet. The ticket price includes cold snacks.
• 2B, 3G - there may be no air conditioning, additional services are not included in the fare. Animals can be transported in wagons of this class. Keep this in mind if the presence of animals can be an obstacle for you to travel, or if you yourself need to travel with a pet. .
• 2E - a seated car with air conditioning, the presence of a dry closet is not guaranteed.

reserved seat wagons

These are wagons with berths, 52 or 54 shelves per wagon. Usually referred to as 3rd grade.

• 3E - econom-class train with air conditioning and dry closet.
• 3T - the car is air-conditioned, there may not be a dry closet.
• 3D - the car has air conditioning. The presence of a dry closet is not guaranteed.
• 3U - similar to 3D, but the presence of an air conditioner is not guaranteed.
• 3L - air conditioning and dry closet are not provided.
• If the carrier is TKS CJSC, then the class 3U carriage is supposed to have an air conditioner and dry closets. There are sockets in each compartment, video surveillance works. Passengers are provided with travel kit, bed linen. Animals cannot be brought in.

coupe

The car is divided into closed compartments with 4 shelves in each. In total, there are from 32 to 40 seats in the car. Marked as class 2. Bed linen is always included in the price of a ticket in a compartment.

• 2E is an air-conditioned luxury carriage with 4-seater compartments. The ticket price includes food, press, sanitary kit. It is possible to travel with the carriage. There is a dry closet in the carriage.
• 2E - in double-decker trains- similar to 2E in conventional trains, but hygiene kit and press are not provided.
• 2B - similar to 2E, but the presence of a dry closet is not guaranteed.
• 2K - air conditioning and dry closet in the carriage, Additional services (except for bed linen) are not included in the ticket price.
• 2U - similar to 2K, but the presence of a dry closet in the car is not guaranteed.
• 2L - no additional options, only linen is included in the fare. The car may not have air conditioning and dry closets.
• 2D - compartment without additional services, you can refuse to pay for bed linen (it is impossible in other compartment cars). The presence of an air conditioner and a dry closet is not guaranteed (it depends on which car the seats of this class are allocated). Transportation of animals is not provided.
• If the carrier is CJSC TKS, then class 2T means dinner or breakfast to choose from (there is a vegetarian menu), a sanitary kit, slippers, printed publications, bedding. The carriages are air-conditioned, dry closets work. The compartment has an LCD monitor, individual sockets, a safe. Children are given gifts, on request a playpen. In the carriage, for an additional fee, you can order freshly brewed coffee or tea, buy souvenirs from the conductor or small things necessary on the road. The transport of animals is prohibited.

Suite (SW)

These are carriages with 2-seater compartments. Soft shelves for lying, in the car from 16 to 20 seats. Linen is always included in the fare All carriages are air conditioned. Marked as class 1.

• 1B - business class. The ticket price includes drinks, meals, newspapers, hygiene items, etc. The cost is indicated for the whole compartment, in which 1 adult passenger travels.
• 1E - the same as 1B, but you can buy one seat in a compartment, rather than redeem it entirely.
• 1U - additional services are not included in the ticket price (except for bed linen), but the level of comfort corresponds to the first class.
• 1L - SV car. Additional services are not included in the ticket price, air conditioning is assumed, but there may not be a dry closet. Bed linen is included in the ticket price, pets are allowed.
• If the carrier is TKS CJSC, then class 1B “Business TK” wagon means dinner and breakfast, drinks, sanitary kit, slippers, printed publications, bedding. The car is air-conditioned, dry closets and a hygienic shower work. Each compartment has 2 TVs and individual sockets, a safe.

soft wagon

These are also 1st class carriages, but more comfortable than luxury carriages. Double compartments, 8-12 seats per car.

• 1A - the car consists of 4 compartments and a saloon-bar. Each compartment has a shower, dry closet and washbasin. There are two places in the compartment: a wide folding sofa (120 cm) and an upper shelf (90 cm, standard). There is an armchair. Food, drinks, newspapers are provided. The price is always indicated for the whole compartment, 1-2 adults plus a child under 10 years old can ride for free (in Russia). You can travel with small
• 1I - similar to 1A, the only difference is that there is no bar, instead of it, the fifth compartment is located in the car.
• 1M - the same, but 6 compartments in the car.
• 1G - marking of the car in international trains (except Finland). 4-6 compartments in the car, each can carry 1-2 passengers. Two children under 12 years old can ride together with one adult (free of charge), with two adults one child under 12 years old can travel together. Each compartment has an armchair, a wide folding sofa and an upper shelf of a standard width. You can buy both the whole compartment and one seat in it.

RIC cars

AT international trains(Moscow - Berlin, Moscow - Paris, etc.) there may be cars of a fundamentally different layout - cars of the RIC size. They are divided into compartments, each of which can be double or triple.

• 2-seater RIC carriages are similar to luxury carriages in terms of conditions and markings.
• 3-seat RIC carriages (class 2I) are three-seat compartments with a vertical arrangement of shelves. There is an armchair and a washbasin. Bed linen is included in the ticket price.

The information is for reference only. Check with your carrier if necessary.

Happy travels!

Luxury carriages are characterized by a high level of comfort. One car can accommodate from 4 to 6 double compartments. The main feature of the compartment in the "Lux" cars is that they consist of two rooms: a bedroom or a living room and a bathroom. Compared to conventional compartments, their area is 1.5-2 times larger.

Differences coupe "Lux"

If you purchase a ticket in the "Lux" compartment, you will be able to appreciate the high level of comfort. Each compartment has air conditioning, TV and DVD player. There are two shelves located one above the other. The width of the lower shelf in the unfolded position is 110 cm, so a person of any configuration can comfortably accommodate. The doors are equipped with magnetic locks, which are closed with card keys. AT individual wagons there are safes for storing valuables. You can call the conductor with one click on the button.

Each compartment has an individual bathroom. It has a dry closet, washbasin and shower. Passengers receive a free hygiene kit and bed linen. The compartments are also equipped with bathrobes and slippers.

Most trains also include hot meals in the ticket price. When issuing a ticket, the image of the corresponding icon helps to determine this.

What do you need to know when buying tickets?

Coupe "Lux" are sold only as a whole. You can travel in them alone or together. In any case, you can be sure that a stranger will not be placed with you. The advantage of these compartments is that children can travel with adults for free. Their number and age is determined depending on the route:

1. Within Russia, regardless of the number of adult passengers, one child under 5 and one child under 10 can ride for free.
2. There are two tariffs on trains departing from the capital to Nice, as well as from Moscow to Paris (via Berlin). According to the terms of the fare called “Adult “Family”, one child under 12 years old or two children under 4 years old can travel with two adults. The Adult Single fare allows one adult to bring two children under the age of 12 with them.
3. When traveling to Finland, you can use the Single fare (1 adult and 1 child up to 6 years old) or the full fare (2 adults and 1 child up to 6 years old).

When issuing round-trip tickets, you can get a discount of up to 30% on the return journey. The ticket price is taken into account on the date of issue and is taken without taking into account the cost of bed linen and additional services.

Additional free services at the station are provided for passengers of "Lux" carriages. In addition, they can expect the arrival of the train in the superior room.

At the end of the year, I will tell you about my travel experience in luxury wagons Russian railways.

So, this summer I had the need for an urgent trip with the whole family (me, husband and baby) from Sochi to central Russia. And due to the specifics of the direction, it was necessary to go either by rail or by car. After weighing all the pros and cons, we came to the conclusion that we have only one option left - the train.

There was about a week left before the start of the trip. And it was necessary to decide how to organize the trip in the most optimal (comfortable and inexpensive) way? Agree, not every sane parent agrees to play roulette and go in a compartment familiar to everyone with all its risks, and even more so in a reserved seat. In the summer, trains to the Sochi direction are always crowded, and therefore the chances of grabbing something from the set of "snoring-socks-fumes-doshirak-nonsense-egg-etc." very large.

That is why I began to look for the solution to my equation on the Russian Railways website, and after 5 minutes, clapping my hands for joy, I convinced my husband of the need to turn a blind eye to the price for the sake of the comfort offered. And I found "Luxury Car": http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/ru?STRUCTURE_ID=5217

Here you have no neighbors, and a large bed (so comfortable for sleeping with a baby), and your own toilet with a shower, and climate control, and much, much more. So many that I wanted to close my eyes to the cost of a ticket - 13,600 rubles per person one way! It's good that they took one way ...

Some doubt was pecking inside that in the abbreviation RZD R - these are Russian, which means that everything cannot be so sweet. Okay, let's see...

But in the car, the first thing that caught my eye was that it was quite ordinary, and instead of the maximum 5 promised compartments per car, they were inside like in an ordinary compartment. I immediately thought - where did they hide the toilets then? Having entered my compartment, and putting things down, I realized that no one was hiding anything here - we were in a USUAL compartment car, perhaps without upper shelves. But there was even a ladder to the top shelf! Where to climb it?!

Being in a slightly shocked state, I checked the ticket, and it says in black and white that our car is LUX. It remained to find out the truth from the dear guide. And then it turned out that it was with us ... SV! If anyone has traveled by SV wagons, he knows how it differs from a compartment - not only in the absence of an upper shelf. I opened the RZD website on my tablet to make sure I hadn't completely lost my mind. And then the conductor (apparently, this case is far from the first for him) says: “Well, look here at the bottom of the page it is indicated that the luxury class compartments are designated (attention !!!) by the letter M - soft. And this is your Lux - then there is an ordinary SV. To my shocked “But this car is not a SV, but an ordinary compartment without upper shelves,” the conductor only skillfully spread his hands and said: “Well, what is it.” At that moment, all the anger that existed in me wanted to splash out on this dear person. But he has nothing to do with it. You should look for traces in the management of this red-and-white crooked monopolist. Thanks to the conductor and for the story about how and where to book the SOFT car correctly!

As a result of this trip, we had to seal the air conditioner with a garbage bag several times so that the child would not freeze (in the miracle car, the air conditioner does not decrease and does not turn off when the outside temperature is above 25), stay up all night and monitor the baby’s sleep (fit with him on a narrow the bunk is impossible, and left unattended too - there are no handrails). The chef finished us off with his delicacies of student cuisine for a couple of thousand for two.

The result of the trip is a destroyed nervous system and a crazy night for (only) almost a thousand US dollars!

Thoughts about the way back for 2 whole weeks did not let me sleep peacefully - it would be almost impossible even for seasoned parents to experience such stress again.
Therefore, using the advice of the conductor, we found another train with soft seats. The cost there was already entirely for the entire compartment - a little less than 26.000. And until the very trip, it was embarrassing that it was lower than the first tickets to the miracle-SV.

But, having entered the car, we were able to calmly exhale - it was the very LUX! With a large bed (in fact, the second one turned out to be almost the same) with excellent mattresses and linen, an armchair, a toilet with a shower, with climate control and heating (it got very cold in those days). And even though the carriage still resembled a mix of two such Soft compartments and the rest of the "type" SV, we drove calmly and with pleasure.

We were amused by 2 points: the first is the words of the head of this railway that we are now in a mobile 5-star hotel (either he has never been to such, or he mixed up with cognac); and the second is that at the end of the journey along the chain, the air conditioner did not work, then the boiler or the drain in the toilet bowls (as soon as one thing was repaired, the second was immediately cut down - and so on in a circle).

So my advice, friends - when traveling by rail, be on the lookout and do not fall for the blunt bait of these scam monopolists. And have a nice trip to all!

- this is a luxury car, which is usually rented by artists, politicians, officials and VIPs.

Drivers are specially trained, receiving the title of "Class I conductor" to work with VIP passengers.

It differs from the rest in a smaller number of windows and their large size. Outsiders are not allowed to enter.

The ticket is bought in one name, thus excluding strangers in the same compartment.

Depending on the modification, there may be 6, 5 or 4 compartments. In the latter case, passengers are provided with a bar. The compartment is designed for 2 places: a wide sofa bed with a width of 120 cm and a hanging shelf of 90 cm.

The environment can be compared to a hotel room of a three-star hotel. There is a comfortable corner chair and a folding table. Passengers are offered an audio and video system, radio, Internet access (Wi-Fi), LCD TV.

Provided a separate climate control system for each box.

There is hot and cold water supply, which made it possible to make bathrooms and a shower room in each compartment. The bathrooms are equipped with underfloor heating, a vacuum toilet, and a washbasin.

The interior looks very presentable. The decoration used precious woods and artificial stone.

IMPORTANT: When buying a ticket, it is important to know that the CB also belongs to the category of increased comfort. It is easy for an inexperienced passenger to make a mistake. The ticket to will be distinguished by the letter "M" (soft). Without it, the coupe will be equivalent to the SV.

Photos can be viewed here.

Differences from SV

Main differences:

1. Shower room, not just a bathroom.
2. Individual air conditioning.
3. The number of passenger boxes - 4-6, SV - 8-10.
4. Outsiders are prohibited from entering.
5. Differences in the interior.

See photos here.

Suites on different trains

"Red Arrow"

Peculiarities:

• Each room has 2 shelves: the lower one is sliding, the upper one is regular.
• Private bathroom with shower, sensor faucets and heated floor.
• TV, socket.

Photos inside the "Red Arrow" see here

"Swift"

Peculiarities:

What does the car on the Grand Express train look like?

Separate carriage - vip number, and the train itself is a hotel on wheels.

• half of everything railway transport occupies wagons of the category in question.
• Own bathroom, made according to highest class comfort.
• Wireless internet and digital TV.
• Sofa convertible into a single bed, top shelf.
• The area is 1.5-2 times larger than a conventional box.

You can see inside photos here.

Russian Railways train "Premium"

There are at least three such

Traveling with such tickets is a great option for connoisseurs of privacy, comfort and luxury.. Such places are the most expensive segment of tickets, but in close-to-home conditions, the trip will fly by unnoticed and bring only positive emotions.