Moscow to have a first Regional Express Tramway line

Moscow-Tram_5438-07-Filonov-Tram-new-03The cost of the construction of the first line of express tramway in the Moscow region is estimated at between RUB  92 and 98 billion (USD 1.4 million to USD 1.5 million).
Seventy-five percent of this amount is expected to be provided by investors. The rest will come from the region’s budget, governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov told Vedomosti newspaper.
According to Vorobyov, companies interested in the project include VTB Capital, the Central Suburban Passenger Company, the Eurasian Development Bank, Sberbank,  Siemens Alstom.
The first line will run from the Moscow region town of Podolsk through Domodedovo to Ramenskoye. Its length is estimated at 74.5 kilometers.
The complete project will be 241 kilometers in length and will pass through 26 major Moscow region towns.


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