Aeroexpress
 ED4MKM-AERO-0001 EMU for Aeroexpress company. Exhibition at Rizhsky Stn. | |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Locale | Russia |
| Dates of operation | 2002–current |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | http://aeroexpress.ru/en/ |
Aeroexpress Ltd. (Russian: ООО "Аэроэкспресс") is the operator of airport rail link services in Russia. It is founded in 2005 and is owned by Russian Railways (50%), TransGroup AS (25%), Iskander Makhmudov (17.5%), and Andrei Bokarev (7.5%).[1] Until 2012, the company only provided the rail transportation services between Moscow rail terminals and Moscow airports (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo). The company previously also provided the rail link services to Kazan's Kazan International Airport, Sochi's Adler Airport, and Vladivostok's Knevichi Airport.
In 2012, Aeroexpress transported 17.4 million passengers.[2]
History
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The first rail link connected Moscow and Sheremetyevo Airport in 2002. In May 2008, Aeroexpress began to provide the rail link between Moscow and Vnukovo Airport (the line opened in August 2005). In July 2008, the company became the sole operator of rail links from Savyolovsky Rail Terminal (Butyrskaya Vokzal) and Belorussky Rail Terminal to Sheremetyevo airport and Lobnya, from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Domodedovo airport, and from Kiyevsky Rail Terminal to Vnukovo airport.[3]
In February 2012, the service on the first non-Moscow link, connecting Sochi with its airport, began operations, followed in late July by a similar link in Vladivostok and, in 2013, Kazan. On its Vladivostok route the company also offered a limited commuter service at discounted prices. Services on routes outside Moscow were handed to other companies in early 2015 due to heavy losses and the "current macroeconomic situation".[4]
Rolling stock
[edit]Current
[edit]| Model | Number of trains | Cars per train | Line | Start of service |
| ED4MKM-AERO | 7 | 8 or 10 | Moscow-Paveletskaya — Domodedovo Odintsovo — Sheremetyevo (Terminals D, E, F) |
since 2009 since 2020 (to DME) |
| ESh2 «Eurasia» | 11 | 4 or 6 | Moscow-Paveletskaya — Domodedovo, Odintsovo — Sheremetyevo (Terminals D, E, F) |
since 2017 |
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ED4MKM-AERO
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ESh2 «Eurasia»
Bus Fleet
[edit]| Model | Number of buses | Line | Start of service |
| LiAZ-5292 | 8[5] | Khovrino Metro Station/"Severniye Vorota" Bus Terminal — Sheremetyevo (Terminals A, B, C) | since 2019 |
Retired
[edit]| Model | Number of trains | Cars per train | Line | Time of service |
| EM2 | ? | 6, 8 or 10 | Moscow-Paveletskaya — Domodedovo | 2002 - 2010 |
| EM2I | ? | 2004 — 2010 | ||
| ED4M | ? | 8, 10 or 11 | Moscow-Belorusskaya — Sheremetyevo Moscow-Paveletskaya — Domodedovo Moscow-Kievskaya — Vnukovo |
2007 — 2018 |
| ED9M | 4 | 6 | Vladivostok — Knevichi Airport | 2012 — 2015 |
| ES1 «Lastochka» | ? | 5 | Kazan-Passazirskaya — Kazan Airport Sochi railway station — Sochi-Adler Airport |
2013 — 2015 |
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Retired EM2 on approach to Domodedovo in 2008
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Retired ED4M on approach to Domodedovo in 2013
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Retired ED9M in Vladivostok in 2015
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Retired ES1 in Kazan International Airport in 2013
Routes list
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Aeroexpress routes
[edit]Moscow Aeroexpress |
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- Moscow, Paveletsky Rail Terminal - Aeroport Domodedovo (Domodedovo Airport) via Verkhnie Kotly railway station
- Moscow, Belorussky Rail Terminal - Sheremetyevo (Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals D, E, F)) via Okruzhnaya railway station (Aeroexpress announced that it will change the terminus for this line from Belorussky to Savyolovsky Terminal. The company did not set a date for the change, but expects it to occur in 2019.)[6]
Aeroexpress Bus Service Routes
[edit]- Moscow, Khovrino Metro Station/"Severniye Vorota" Bus Terminal - Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals A, B, C)
Future Routes
[edit]- Novosibirsk, Novosybirsk-Glavny Rail Terminal - Aeroport Tolmachevo (Tolmachevo Airport) (before 2025)
- St. Petersburg, Vitebsky Rail Terminal - Aeroport Pulkovo (Pulkovo Airport) (EIS 2022, construction to commence in 2018)
Former routes
[edit]- Kazan, Kazan–Passazhirskaya Rail Terminal - Kazan International Airport: Handled to "Sodruzhestvo" since January 2015.[4][7]
- Moscow, Kievskiy Rail Terminal - Aeroport (Vnukovo Airport)[8]
- Sochi, Sochi Rail Terminal - Sochi International Airport: Handled to Russian Railways since June 2015.[9]
- Vladivostok - Vladivostok Airport (Knevichi railway station): Handled to "Express Primorya" since January 2015.[4][7]
"REX" routes (handled to "CPPK")
[edit]- Moscow, Savelovskiy Rail Terminal - Lobnya
- Moscow, Belorussky Rail Terminal - Mozhaysk
- Moscow, Kazansky Rail Terminal - Golutvin
- Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Pushkino
- Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Fryazino
- Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Monino
- Moscow, Paveletsky Rail Terminal - Ozherelye
International cooperation
[edit]Aeroexpress is a member of the International Air-Rail Organisation (IARO). Aeroexpress has taken into consideration the experience, quality standards and spectrum of services provided by its colleagues in Germany, UK, Sweden and US.[10]
Recent news
[edit]In January 2015, Moscow Department of Transport expressed initiative to transfer the Aeroexpress terminal from Belorussky to Savelovsky Railway Station. However, citizens voted against this proposal.[11] In May 2013, Aeroexpress announced it intends to decrease the headway between consecutive trains in Moscow to 15 minutes over the next few years. Currently, the headway between consecutive trains is 30 minutes.[12] In February 2013, Aeroexpress ordered 25 double decker electro-motor units.[13] The first train was delivered from Switzerland in August 2014.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aeroexpress may set up subsidiary to serve St. Petersburg airport", Russia & CIS Business & Financial Daily, 5 Mar 2013, accessed 13 Mar 2013 via Nexis
- ^ "Aeroexpress Ups Passenger Flow 24%", The Moscow Times, 23 Jan 2013, accessed 13 Mar 2013
- ^ "Aeroexpress Company History". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03.
- ^ a b c "Aeroexpress - Aeroexpress to Leave Vladivostok and Kazan". www.aeroexpress.ru. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Автобусы ЛиАЗ будут возить пассажиров в аэропорт Шереметьево". Dvizhok. 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Конечная: "Аэроэкспресс" переедет на Савеловский вокзал". Gazeta.ru. 2017-02-27.
- ^ a b In brief International Railway Journal March 2015 page 11
- ^ "Aeroexpress completes operation on the route "Kievsky railway station - Vnukovo airport"". Aeroexpress. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Поезд Ласточка на маршруте Сочи - Адлер - Аэропорт расписание поезда на 2021 год купить билет".
- ^ "Aeroexpress Today". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13.
- ^ "Muscovites voted against transfer of Aeroexpress Terminal to Savelovsky Station". We heart Moscow. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ^ "Aeroexpress intends to decrease the headway between consecutive trains in Moscow to 15 minutes". Russian Aviation. May 31, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Stadler wins Moscow double-deck train order". railwaygazette.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Stadler ships first Aeroexpress EMU". railwaygazette.com. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
External links
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Media related to Aeroexpress at Wikimedia Commons
- Aeroexpress (in English and Russian)
- Russian Railways (in English and Russian)
- TransGroup AS (in English and Russian)
- Domodedovo International Airport (in English and Russian)
- Sheremetyevo International Airport (in English and Russian)
- Vnukovo International Airport Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Russian)
- Paveletsky Rail Terminal Archived 2021-01-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Belorussky Rail Terminal Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Savyolovsky Rail Terminal Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Kievsky Rail Terminal Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- International Air Rail Organisation (in English)
