With the start of the river navigation season, Yandex Maps has introduced a new feature that allows users to build routes using water transport: trams, ferries, high-speed passenger ships, and others. This is especially useful for residents of regions where rivers and lakes are an important part of the urban infrastructure.
In 2025, more than 300 water routes will operate in Russia, including high-speed vessels such as "Valdai" and "Meteor," which connect different regions of the country. These routes are taken into account when building public transport routes in Yandex Maps.
The largest number of water routes are available in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Samara Oblast, and Irkutsk Oblast.
Ranking of regions by the number of public transport water routes:
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — 40 routes.
- Arkhangelsk Oblast — 26 routes.
- Krasnoyarsk Krai — 18 routes.
- Samara Oblast — 14 routes.
- Irkutsk Oblast — 13 routes.
- Omsk Oblast — 13 routes.
- Republic of Tatarstan — 13 routes.
- Perm Krai — 13 routes.
- Komi Republic — 13 routes.
- Tomsk Oblast — 11 routes.
In Yandex Maps, you can build a route that includes a crossing. To do this, you need to specify the destination. If it is most convenient to reach it by water, the service will offer a route with a crossing.
In Moscow, you can track the movement of electric vessels in real time. To do this, you need to find water transport by route number in the search bar. The screen will display the vessel's route, moving icons, as well as information about piers and schedules.
Earlier, GTLK accepted two new passenger electric vessels of project 401001 at the Emperium shipyard in the Leningrad Region. These "Ecobuses" are intended for regular river routes in Moscow. They are economical and environmentally friendly.
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