Tikhiy Don (train)

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| distance = 1,223 kilometres (760 mi)

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Tikhiy Don ({{langx|ru|Ти́хий Дон|lit=Quiet Don}}) is a Russian sleeper train connecting Rostov-on-Don and Moscow.[http://pass.rzd.ru/isvp/public/pass?STRUCTURE_ID=1374&layer_id=4814&refererLayerId=4813&id=3 New Russian trains]

General

File:Tikhiy Don train banner.PNG

The Tikhiy Don runs from the Rostov-Glavny station in Rostov-on-Don to the Kazansky Rail Station in Moscow. It began its first regular service in January 1966. The total distance is {{convert|1223|km}}, and it takes about eighteen hours to travel in one direction. The train banner is similar to the flag of Rostov Oblast.[http://zhurnal.lib.ru/m/mishin_r_w/donzddoc.shtml The Don railways History (rus)]

Stations

Until June 1, 2009, the train Tikhiy Don operated passenger transportation together with the train Ataman Platov, named after the Russian Cossack general Matvei Platov.

See also

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