The Russian government is reportedly considering a plan for a 1.4 trillion Ruble (€15.2 billion) railway project in the country's south-west.
Adler railway station, Sochi, Russia
Adler railway station, Sochi, Russia
Russian daily Kommersant said the project - known as the Southern Cluster - including relocating the current railway system around the city of Sochi, diverting it from the coast and building a new branch between Sochi and the city of Krivenkovskaya - 135 km to the west on the Black Sea coast. This element of the project is reportedly set to cost two-thirds of the total budget - €10.35 billion.
Other major aspects of the plan are said to include the reconstruction of infrastructure across this and other nearby lines, and the construction of a relief road for the Dzhubga-Sochi highway, the largest road in southern Russia.
If the project receives full approval, the passenger rail journey time between Moscow and the coastal town of Adler, more than 1,600 km to the south, will be cut from 32 to 16 hours.
Russian Railways, who would develop the project, declined to comment when contacted by Kommersant, but a Finance Ministry representative said a financial model for the project was currently being reviewed.
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