Putin Opens Railway Traffic on Crimea Bridge

Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated the railway section of the Crimea Bridge across the Kerch Strait. This was reported by RIA Novosti.

During a solemn ceremony held in Tamansk, the head of state issued a command for the first train to depart for Crimea, which left Saint Petersburg's Moskowski Station headed for Sevastopol. The train, named "Tavrida," left on December 23 at 14:00 and is scheduled to arrive on the peninsula on December 25 at 09:25. Thus, the journey will take 43 hours and 25 minutes.

The bridge over the Kerch Strait is 19 kilometers long, making it the longest bridge in Russia. It was constructed at the expense of the federal budget, with a total cost of nearly 228 billion rubles. The automotive section of the bridge was opened on May 15, 2018, with passenger cars and buses commencing traffic the following day.