Russian Railways has launched the sale of long-distance train tickets with a 50% discount for children aged 10 to 18. The discounts will be provided when purchasing tickets in reserved seating and general carriages.
Ticket sales for the summer — June 1 — opened on March 4, and we have already provided a 50% discount.
The discounts will be valid when purchasing tickets for long-distance trains that run within the country (except for high-speed trains). This refers to reserved seating and general carriages, as well as second and third class carriages of motor-car trains.
In the compartments of double-decker trains, the ticket price for children will be comparable to half the cost of an adult passenger's travel on this route in a reserved seating carriage.
To receive the discount, a certificate from the school stating that the child is studying in a secondary general education institution in full-time form is no longer required. All children from 10 to 18 years old can take advantage of the discount, regardless of the form of education: schoolchildren, college students, technical schools, vocational schools, universities, or those who study at home. Only a birth certificate or passport is required when boarding the train.
Since 2016, Russian Railways has been providing children aged ten to eighteen with a 50% discount on tickets during the summer period from June 1 to August 31 at its own expense. Over nine years, 24.5 million children have used this benefit.
On the eve, the government published a decree according to which minor children can use a 50 percent discount on travel in long-distance trains on a permanent basis throughout the year.
Now all children — citizens of Russia have the right to this benefit, which is provided at the expense of state support, and is valid all year round, and not only from September to May, as it was before.
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