Sochi Light Metro

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Sochi Light Metro
Overview
OwnerSochi City council
LocaleFlag of Russia.svg  Russia, Sochi
Transit type Light Metro
Number of lines3
Number of stations24
Operation
Operation will start2028
Operator(s)Moscow Metro
Technical
System length86.4 km (53.69 mi)
Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) (Russian gauge)

Sochi Light Metro was a planned public transportation system in Sochi, Russia, with an intended completion date of 2013. The system was intended to be used during the 2014 Winter Olympics. The plans for the light metro were abandoned in favor of the reconstruction of the railway. [1]

History

According to a press release of Sochi Olympics, a light rail system was originally proposed which would span 36 km, but eventually a Russian-style light metro system was chosen instead. After Moscow's Butovskaya Line and Saint Petersburg's Nadzemny Express, the Sochi Light Metro would have been Russia's third light metro, among 11 Russian rail rapid transit systems altogether.

Due to a crisis, the project was changed from a light metro to a scaled-down commuter-style railway called the Sochi Aeroexpress. The line will connect the airport with Krasnaya Polyana with an intermediate stop in Adler. The abbreviated version will include a 2.8 km tunnel.

The estimated construction budget is $758,8 million. Original plans for the system were the building of three interconnected lines, with a total of 86.4 km of track and 24 stations running in a mixture of underground, mountain tunnels, elevated, and at-grade construction:

In December 2008 RZD announced it would be tendering for 54 dual voltage (AC and DC), 160 km/h (99 mph) trains with capacities of about 1000 passengers for use in southern Russia, and for use during the Sochi Olympics. [2] In February 2009 Bombardier Transportation was reported as the winner with its «Spacium» train design. [3] In December 2009 the formal contract for 54 trains (valued $598 million) was signed with Siemens. [4] Siemens designates the train type Desiro RUS, [5] the trains have been named Ласточка (Lastochka, Swallow). [6]

A news report of January 27, 2012 by Rail.co website (United Kingdom) stated that the rail link between Adler and the Sochi International Airport will be operational later that year. [7]

As of December 31, 2013, the scaled-down version of the system, the Sochi Aeroexpress, [8] is in operation, on a route between Sochi and the Sochi International Airport with a stop in Adler.

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References

  1. Мэр Сочи отчитался президенту о несуществующих парковках (in Russian). Информационное агентство «СОЧИ 24». 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. Russian Railways to Buy Electric Trains in 2011-13 for Suburban Lines in Southern Russia and 2014 Sochi Olympics., RZD, 4 December 2008
  3. Sources
  4. RZD and Siemens sign contract to supply 54 commuter trains, RZD, 30 December 2009
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  6. "Siemens запустит в РФ "ласточек"", www.pmoney.ru, 2 July 2010[ permanent dead link ]
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  8. Sochi Aeroexpress, archived from the original on January 2, 2014