Branded train “Northern Palmyra. Train "Northern Palmyra": route and description Train 035 double-decker

Many residents of St. Petersburg, which has a humid climate, believe ideal place holiday resorts located on the Black Sea coast. Adler is very popular among vacationers from the city on the Neva due to its clean sea, beautiful scenery and developed tourist infrastructure. Get to it in as soon as possible While staying in an atmosphere full of comfort, you can take the train, which has its own name “Northern Palmyra”. In this article we will talk about the features of traveling on this comfortable vehicle.

origin of name

Its name, distinguished by its sonority, is the train "Northern Palmyra", the route of which is the longest among branded trains Oktyabrskaya railway, received from the poetic “name” of St. Petersburg. The city, founded by Peter I, began to be called so in honor of the ancient center of trade, located on Syrian territory.

Everything began to be called Northern in the 19th century, during the heyday of the era of classicism. The city, striking in its beauty, has also been compared to Northern Venice. Tourists from Europe who visited it admired the splendor of the beautiful facades, big amount columns, majestic architectural structures of the city on the Neva. It is similar to the famous ancient city called Palmyra with its graceful and rich architecture.

The history of the train

The train "Northern Palmyra" (035a), which has two floors, has been running between St. Petersburg and Adler since 2013. It consists of a dining car, luxury compartment and sleeping cars.

Until this year, this train, which appeared in the late nineties, had a single-story train. Over time, it lost the required level of service and maintenance, lost the right to be called a brand name and was cut down by the decision of the railway management.

G. Komarov, who became the helm of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, decided to revive the “Northern Palmyra”, and in the summer of 2002, the updated single-decker train again began to run along its route.

Branded train route

Usually delivers passengers to their destination within 38 hours. It stops less along the route than other trains, passing big cities with short stops. stops in the city of Bologoe, located in the Tver region, then stands for a minute in Tver itself.

Then the "Northern Palmyra" train travels non-stop for 372 kilometers to Ryazan. It also stops at and before arriving at its destination in Goryachiy Klyuch, Tuapse, Lazarevsky, Loo, Sochi and Khosta. Train one and a half the hour is ticking along the Black Sea, beaches, boat piers, and sanatoriums rush past. Passengers have the opportunity to admire the incredible beautiful scenery. Then “Northern Palmyra” turns into the mountains and “climbs” higher and higher.

The appearance of this vehicle is modern and stylish. This can be called its distinctive feature. The speed of the train can reach 250 kilometers per hour.

Advantages of traveling on "Northern Palmyra"

The North Palmyra train (passenger reviews indicate this) has advantageous differences from other trains. Its comfortable carriages are equipped with:

bio-toilets operating during stops;
air conditioning and heating systems;
compartment for passengers with disabilities;
stairs with handrails;
video surveillance system;
electronic boards with information for passengers.

Train tickets include breakfast and bed linen good quality. Passengers of the Northern Palmyra train receive from the conductors a certain set of products to have a snack on the way. They can also order food from the dining car without leaving their compartment.

You can use the Internet on the train; there are special compartments for children where they can spend their leisure time. To connect to the network, you just need to ask the conductor for the access code and enter it.

Disadvantages of traveling on this train

Trip to double decker train"Northern Palmyra" (passenger reviews confirm this fact) still includes some inconveniences.

On this train less space reserved for hand luggage, it does not have a luggage rack on top, and all luggage has to be placed at the bottom.

On upper shelves On the second floor, due to the slope of the roof, large people may experience discomfort.

It can be inconvenient to climb the stairs to the top floor with luggage.

In some cases, passengers are not satisfied with the quality of food and appearance bed linen, air conditioning operation.

The schedule of the Northern Palmyra train directly depends on the time of year. In autumn and winter, the number of trains is reduced. At the end of spring and summer months There are significantly more trains running, as the number of residents of St. Petersburg who want to relax in warmer climes is increasing significantly.

Tickets for the train "Northern Palmyra":

Train tickets go on sale 45 days before the train departs. We strongly recommend purchasing tickets for the North Palmyra train in advance as it is very popular in summer season due to vacations.
You also have the opportunity to use the electronic train check-in service.
All discounts and seasonal coefficients of Russian Railways apply to tickets.
If you are traveling alone, you can select a separate “male” or “female” compartment when purchasing tickets.
From March 1, 2011, the “branded” category for tickets in compartments for disabled people on branded trains has been removed, which means that you can buy a ticket cheaper!

Interesting Facts:
"Northern Palmyra" is the name given to St. Petersburg in Russian literature in the 18th century St. Petersburg in honor ancient city Palmyra in Syria.

Why you should choose the North Palmyra train:

Already when boarding the train you will feel that you are going to the sea! The entire setting was created to convey a seaside resort atmosphere. The textile design is presented in white and blue colors, the same colors and the shape of the conductors.
Traveling on branded trains is much more comfortable than on regular trains, because the noise and vibration levels are somewhat lower, which is especially important on night trains. In addition, the windows have double-glazed windows, which not only maintain the internal climate, but also prevent unnecessary noise.
On the train you will find professional conductors who have extensive experience working on branded trains. Their main qualities are high professionalism, politeness and courtesy. They are ready to create such a cozy atmosphere for you so that you feel at home throughout your trip.
The carriages are equipped with the latest computer climate control systems. The mild air conditioning works smoothly all the way.
All carriages have new toilets that are no longer closed off to sanitary areas. It is always clean here, toilet paper and soap are available.
At the end of each carriage hangs electronic scoreboard, which broadcasts travel information around the clock.
The sleeping cars of the Northern Palmyra train are very cozy, and wood is used in the decoration. The compartments of the SV carriage have TVs and an audio system.
Each carriage of the Northern Palmyra train has a separate shelf with sockets for recharging mobile phones.

Safety:

The cars are equipped with fire sensors and a fire extinguishing system. Fire-resistant materials are used in the finishing of the cars.
The train is accompanied by transport police officers.
There is 24-hour video surveillance in the carriage corridors.
New magnetic locks are installed on the compartment and SV doors, which can be opened with individual key cards. Therefore, it is simply impossible for unauthorized passengers to enter the compartment. Cards are issued to passengers upon boarding the train.

Services in carriages:

serving tea or coffee at any time of the day;
cold boiled water in any quantity;
set of bed linen (for passengers of SV, compartment and luxury);
a set of essentials: soap, handkerchiefs, individually packaged toothbrush, sachet with toothpaste, toothpick with floss, shoe horn and napkin, wet and paper napkins, comb, cosmetic bag;
making and cleaning beds;
providing seat belts for those traveling in overhead bunks;
use of a household compartment;
board games and newspapers (for SV passengers)

Dining car:
The dining car is decorated in modern fashion, in high-tech style, and all the space is used and serves the comfort of passengers. Here you can have dinner and just have a good time with a cup of coffee and casual conversations.
During Lent there is a separate Lenten menu. Well, upon special request, the train’s chefs will prepare vegetarian or children’s dishes for you.
Passengers of SV and business class carriages have the opportunity to order dinner in the compartment.

For passengers with reduced mobility:

A lift will help wheelchairs get into the carriage.
The staff car has a spacious compartment with two seats.
Special belts in the compartment help you change seats without assistance.
Transformable shelves can be installed in any inclined position.
To serve passengers with disabilities, special tables are provided in the dining car interior.
All switches and sockets are located low and labeled with raised text for finger reading. You can also listen to the necessary information by pressing a button.
A passenger-conductor connection is established in the compartment.

We wish you pleasant travels!

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The branded train “Northern Palmyra” (No. 035/036) has been running on the route St. Petersburg - Adler since 2002.
The distance between St. Petersburg and Adler by rail is 2,434 km. The train covers this route in 1 day and 16 hours.
On the way he makes 25 stops. The longest stop at Likhaya station is 35 minutes. Palmyra is an ancient and rich city in Syria, famous for its magnificent architecture. In his honor, from the 18th century, St. Petersburg began to be called Northern Palmyra, and after that, the train that departs from

Northern capital

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Schedule
The North Palmyra train runs on even numbers.
The schedule of the Northern Palmyra train is very convenient - in St. Petersburg you board at 20:00, and arrive in Adler every other day, at 10:40.
The train leaves Adler at 15:47 and arrives in St. Petersburg at 7:40. The train does not stop in Moscow..
On Tutu.ru you can see the detailed schedule of the Northern Palmira train, buy tickets and arrange
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There are 3 more trains with the same number (105/106): “Nightingale” (Moscow - Kursk), “Chernomorets” (Odessa - Kyiv) and “Druzhba” (Chisinau - Bucharest).
Unlike other branded trains of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, the Northern Palmyra train has the longest route.
Between the stations of Tver and Ryazan the longest distance the train goes without stopping is 372 km. And the smallest one between the stations of Khosta and Adler is 8 km.

Ticket prices

Ticket price to econom-class train for the Northern Palmyra train will be about 2,800 rubles, for a compartment car - 5,383 rubles. The most high prices for tickets to sleeping cars - 9,842 rubles.
Ticket sales begin 90 days before departure.
The staff car has a compartment for disabled people. They are equipped with special handrails and belts, which allows you to change seats independently.
Sockets and switches are low.
The Northern Palmyra train has a compartment for children, where they can have fun during the trip.

You can buy tickets and register electronically today on Tutu.ru.
About a month ago, I spoke in detail about the state of affairs at the construction site of the bypass of Ukraine. However, the actual train on which I made this voyage remained behind the scenes. It was train No. 36 "Northern Palmyra" on the Adler - St. Petersburg route; but not an ordinary one, but a two-story one. At that time, he was making only the second regular flight in his passenger career (the first time was on the route on May 31), and that’s when I tested it. In principle, I have already tested “two-story buildings” before long distance

: in 2014 - (upper floor) and in 2015 - (lower floor), so this time I quite deliberately chose the lower floor, as it was noticeably more comfortable. What’s new is that I came across the train’s Internet portal for the first time. This is a new feature of FPK, which is now being tested for mass implementation. Therefore, in this review we will talk about it in more detail than about the rest. As for considering the pros and cons of riding on both floors of the car, I refer them to the above-mentioned previous reviews, where everything was explained in detail.
2. We leave Sochi at 17:17, late in the evening. The train schedule is quite comfortable: evening, two nights, the next day and morning arrival in St. Petersburg, the journey takes 38 hours. He leaves Adler half an hour earlier. In principle, the train goes almost empty to Sochi, and here and then in Tuapse it fills up by about 40-45% (let me remind you that this happens on June 3 - the very beginning of the season, and everyone goes the other way to the resort, and not from it). I was the only one in the compartment (there were 2 and 3 people in the neighboring compartments, respectively).
3. The cars are completely new, it is immediately clear that another batch has been released for the new route. I immediately note that here (as in other double-decker trains that I have used), no one hands out a magnetic key card to passengers, although in general it is required. Why this is so is unclear. The first floor is noticeably higher and more comfortable in size than the second and, in general, is very close in terms of ride quality to a “regular” coupe. I discussed all this in the corresponding review, I will not repeat it.
4. Train schedule.
5. For the first hour and a half, the train travels along the Black Sea. Beautiful. Beaches, boat piers, sanatorium villages. Sochi remains in the distance to the south.
6. Loo station.
7. On Lazarevskaya (this is still part of Greater Sochi) - the first large parking lot, 11 minutes. I go out and take a walk - it’s humid and hot. South.
8. Pointer in Russian Railways style.
9. Closer to the sea - nakhalstroy and all sorts of rented rooms for holidaymakers. It's so common here.
10. I didn’t go to the station, and apparently in vain. Anyway.
They came here from the dining car.
- Are you entitled to meals on your ticket, when will you pick them up?
- When is it possible?
-Tonight or tomorrow evening?
- Can I only do it once?
- Yes, there is only one reception on the ticket.
- Then tomorrow.
- Chicken, fish, pork?
- Let's have some chicken.
(went further)
11. The sea again. In the distance there is a ship's roadstead, we are approaching the port of Tuapse.
12. Goodbye, Black Sea. Now the train will sharply turn inland and begin to climb into the mountains. That's literally in a minute.
13. And oops, a surprise - the resort-impressive views are replaced by harsh industrial landscapes. Oil tanks, and then the plant. Tuapse, that's what it is :)
14. I’ll make a separate post about Tuapse station, but here’s only one picture. We stood here for 18 minutes, missing an oncoming Lastochka and another train. The station has also been turned into a fenced fortress, like all large stations in the North Caucasus region. So if you leave, you cannot return to the territory without inspection.
15. Behind the station is an oil refinery (?) plant. It was already getting dark.
16. As the train climbed higher, it was already getting dark, and I decided to finish reading the biography of Archpriest Avvakum, and took out the reader from my backpack. But then my gaze accidentally fell on the volume control above the window, where “Wi-Fi connect” was clearly written. So, is there Wi-Fi here, or what??? Need to check. He pulled out the tablet and started it up. And definitely - there is! And not just a network, but a train portal. I had never encountered this before, and I remembered that they really talked about such plans.
I went to the conductor for tea and at the same time asked her about the Internet.
- Is this paid for?
- Yes, for a fee.
- How much?
- I don’t know yet, everything is just being tested.
- Hm... ( ok, I'll try it as is)
18. The “Route” service turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Slowly, the area where we were traveling became clear. The train's speed and coordinates, as well as signal strength, were written in small letters. The cursor moved slowly. The area could be zoomed in and out, but after every minute the entire map was automatically centered with the cursor in the middle. However, I breathed a sigh of relief - the fact is that in Sochi Megafon blocked me (I wrote about this) and I was without a normal Internet connection. This means that if the portal works, tomorrow I will accurately calculate the Ukrainian territory and the end points of the bypass being built.
19. Menu tab "About the train". It immediately shows the current speed (regardless of the GPS in the device).
20. Films divided by genres and subgenres. Uploaded to the train portal, not online. Access is fast. I looked through the menu and counted about 500-600 films.
21. Each film on the way will be paid. I clicked on the names and asked for an average of 80-140 rubles per film. Access with multiple viewing is valid for 1 day. It is not yet clear how payment will be made; the system is only being tested.
22. In the southern night we arrived at Hot key, where the locomotive was changed. Parking time 33 minutes.
23. I walked to the station and went back to the carriage.
24. During the night, no one sat down in the compartment, neither in Krasnodar, nor in Rostov - so I was traveling alone. In the morning I woke up to the bright sun. Until 10 am we drove quickly and zealously, but then we stopped somewhere at a small station. We stand for 5 minutes, 10, 15... it’s not on the schedule.
I went to the conductor.
- What's happened? And the air conditioner doesn't work. The power in the sockets is gone, there is no charging!
- The locomotive broke down. We are waiting for a replacement...
About 30 minutes later, the shunter actually came and dragged us to Millerovo - it was very close. An electric locomotive was picked up there and everything was restored. Charging began again and there was a pleasant chill throughout the carriage.
26. Millerovo. The Ukrainian belt is coming soon, we need to be on guard. I look at the tablet to see when the desired station is approaching. The “Route” tab is still very convenient! Helped me out specifically when the Megaphone was turned off.
27. Took some tea. What they give here is not disgusting paper bags, but mesh pyramids. Well done. They are much nicer, more aromatic and the tea leaves are made from sheets rather than garbage. It seems like a small thing, but it’s not a small thing at all!
(the passage of the Ukrainian belt was covered in detail in a separate post, so I’m skipping it)
28. In Rossoshi, at a shortened parking lot, I managed to grab a travel kit from my auntie - I was eager to eat, and the evening was far away.
29.200 rub. - tomato, warm potato, 2 cutlets. Was covered with film. I had lunch, basically.
30. We are moving to Don.
31. The Liskies are approaching.
32. The hallmark of the entire line is the huge elevators at the stations. Mostly working, and in some places abandoned.
33. Closer to Voronezh it began to rain.
34. I follow the route using the train portal. No, it's really convenient. If only they didn’t center the position every minute, that would be great!
35. "Palmyra" has a call at Voronezh, unlike many other trains. That is, it goes to the left of the main straight line (see photo), enters the city at main station, then changes the direction of movement and exits back through the connection. It’s strange why a normal station on the main line hasn’t been built there yet! This solution simply suggests itself. There are bridges, there are roads. There is no station with infrastructure.
36. We go to Voronezh along the side branch. The speed is low, 40 kilometers.
37. Voronezh-1 station. This is my first time here, and therefore, despite the pouring rain, I go out to the platform to have a look.
38. The station here is also a fortress, fenced on all sides.
39. Therefore, the locomotive-monument is outside the perimeter and cannot be approached.
41. The train changes direction, and the EP1M is picked up on the other side. Now we're going back :)
Here, finally, the second passenger sat in the compartment - a grandfather, probably over 80. He walks slowly, rather poorly. But cheerful. A healthy man, a son or nephew, put him on the train. We started talking gradually - he turned out to be a military sailor, a retired capraz. He served for a long time on Novaya Zemlya, providing a nuclear weapons testing site. He loves to talk about politics, and, as it turned out a little later, also conspiracy theories - so I immediately gave him freedom of expression, without particularly interfering with my opinions :)
42. In Voronezh, the train was about 70% full, then it passed Gryazi and a lot of people sat down here (this is the advance station of the regional Lipetsk). Finally, it was time for dinner. I went into the train system and looked at the prices. My ticket included a hot dinner.
43. Well then. Around 6 pm, an aunty comes from the dining car and brings me this eggplant with rice and some chicken on top. A roll as bread.
And it's all? - I involuntarily burst out? - What is this, a “hot dinner”?
- Yes! - Seeing my bewilderment, - Everything is according to the standard!
Gone.
(Hmmm... This is what “meals on a ticket” eventually degenerated into, I thought. - Aren’t these “tenants” insolent?)
43a. For comparison, this is what a real hot dinner on a ticket looked like 5 years ago (Baikal train No. 9, 2011). Soup on the right, potatoes and schnitzel on the left.
44. In the evening we drove through Ryazan-2, this is the final major stop before St. Petersburg. Here, too, people got into the carriage.
45. A Novorossiysk train arrived nearby under EP20. And they unhooked our EP1M...
46. ...and attached the EP2K. He will already lead us to St. Petersburg.
47. Late in the evening we began to approach Moscow, where a technical stop was planned at midnight without boarding passengers.
48. Very interesting: the train made its way through the very center of Moscow in the silence of the night, the carriage was sleeping soundly, and one could see different views of the capital:) However, there was little light, I didn’t take pictures - I just followed the movement along the train portal. Then the train stopped at the station. Nikolaevka for about 10 minutes. The station was also familiar to me, I had been there to inspect the two-story sedentary building.
49. After which we walked quite quickly all night along the main route of the October Mainline and at 7:46 arrived in Northern Palmyra.
That's it, the trip is over.
Summary.
1. It’s quite normal to travel on the first floor of a 2-story building for a day and a half.
2. The train’s Internet portal is a smart undertaking (plans). If you finish it meaningfully, you will get a very popular service.
3. The route schedule is convenient.
4. The tenants (dining car) became insolent and made a mocking joke out of the ticketed food service.
5. The delay due to a breakdown of the electric locomotive in front of Millerovo was caught up in about 7 hours.
6. Magnetic lock cards are never issued to passengers. Why is a mystery...