12/18/2009

Russia's first high speed train Sapsan

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The Sapsan high speed train is pictured in Moscow, December 17, 2009. Sapsan will take passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 3 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 250 kmph (155 miles per hour).

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Passengers walk past Russia's first high speed train Sapsan in St Petersburg December 17, 2009. Travelling at up to 250 km (155 miles) an hour, the Sapsan will cut the journey time between Russia's two main cities of Moscow and St Petersburg to three hours 45 minutes from at least four and a half hours, delighting business travellers.

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A passenger reacts to the camera as she looks out of a window aboard the Sapsan high speed train in Moscow, December 17, 2009. Sapsan will take passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 3 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 250 kmph (155 miles per hour).

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An attendant waits for passengers aboard high speed train Sapsan in Moscow, December 17, 2009. Sapsan will take passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 3 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 250 kmph (155 miles per hour).

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A passenger takes a picture as he sits aboard high speed train Sapsan in Moscow, December 17, 2009. Sapsan will take passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 3 hours and 45 minutes at a top speed of 250 kmph (155 miles per hour).
(Reuters)

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