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    Aeroexpress plans to build railway terminal at Moscow Domodedovo Airport

Aeroexpress plans to build railway terminal at Moscow Domodedovo Airport

Russian airport express operator, Aeroexpress plans to build a railway terminal at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Russia’s largest airport. The financing for the project could be provided either by the Russian National Wealth Fund or by Aeroexpress attracted loans, informs Prime Agency.  In December last year, Alexei Sorokin, CEO of Aeroexpress,  stated that the construction of the railway

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    Russia: Aeroexpress reports  20% increase in revenues for 2014

Russia: Aeroexpress reports  20% increase in revenues for 2014

Russian airport express operator Aeroexpress reported a net profit of RUB 1,599,000,000 and revenues of RUB 6,311,000,000 (+20% increase) for 2014. Over 19.7 million passengers traveled with Aeroexpress in 2014, including Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter route to the town of Lobnya, thus making up to an increase in passenger flow

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    Russia: Aeroexpress to cease operations in Vladivostok and Kazan

Russia: Aeroexpress to cease operations in Vladivostok and Kazan

Aeroexpress has announced its decision to cease operations in the cities of Vladivostok and Kazan, and to focus its efforts on the Moscow region, where the company serves air-rail links between the capital and the three airports of the Moscow Air Transportation Cluster. Due to the planned termination of business in

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    First double-deck Aeroexpress train presented in Moscow

First double-deck Aeroexpress train presented in Moscow

The first double deck train, out of the 21 ordered by the railway operator Aeroexpress from  Stadler Rail Group  arrived at the capital of Russia and was officially presented to Moscow city officials and the media. The first six-car double deck train arrived from Stadler’s recently built factory located in the

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    COMLAB awarded tenders issued by Stadler Rail to equip double-decker trainsets for Moscow’s Aeroexpress

COMLAB awarded tenders issued by Stadler Rail to equip double-decker trainsets for Moscow’s Aeroexpress

COMLAB won a call for tenders issued by Stadler Rail to equip 25 double-decker trainsets for Moscow’s Aeroexpress. The transport capacity of the lines from Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo und Vnukovo to Moscow is up to 158 million passengers per year. Sixteen four-car and nine six-car trainsets will run on this line.

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    Stadler started transportation of the first double-deck EMU for Aeroexpress

Stadler started transportation of the first double-deck EMU for Aeroexpress

Stadler has started the delivery of the first of 25 double-deck EMUs for Russian operator Aeroexpress. The wagons of the first train were transported from Stadler’s plant in Altenrhein by a special carrier to the port of Basel, where they were loaded on a ship to continue their way down the

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    Aeroexpress requests RUB 22 billion for the purchase of Stadler double-deck trains

Aeroexpress requests RUB 22 billion for the purchase of Stadler double-deck trains

Russia: Aeroexpress rail passenger operator requested RUB 25 billion from the National Welfare Fund. The amount is needed to finance four projects: the construction of three railway terminals and the purchase of 25 double deck KISS type trains manufactured by Stadler.  The operator plans to raise money by issuing bonds or by obtaining a National Welfare Fund loan. Commercial operation of the

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    Stadler Minsk starts the production of double-deck trains for Aeroexpress

Stadler Minsk starts the production of double-deck trains for Aeroexpress

Stadler Rail Group rolling stock plant in Fanipol (Belarus) is in the final stage of construction. The company has started the production of double-deck trains for Moscow’s  Aeroexpresss at the plant in Stadler Altenrhein (Switzerland).  In Fanipol plant,  four carriages have been already manufactured, the first double-deck trains produced in Belarus.

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Stadler starts the assembly for Moscow airport trains

The first of 25 double-decker multiple-unit trains for Russian rail operator Aeroexpress are at the final assembly stage at Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler. Aeroexpress and Stadler celebrated the official start of assembly  by presenting four ready carbodies to guests from politics, business partners of the companies, representatives of the

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Russian Railways sold 25% of AeroExpress to TransGroup AS Ltd

Russian Railways (RZD) sold 25% of OOO AeroExpress to TransGroup AS on the 6th of March, informs Itar – Tass. Following the transaction, “Delta-Trans-Invest” (part of “TransGroup AS”) has increased its stake in “Aeroexpress” to 50%. Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has cleared Delta-Trans-Invest for this transaction in September 2013. RZD acquired

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