"Finists" or "Lastochkas" may be launched between regions of Russia and Belarus

The Ministry of Transport will check passenger occupancy of electric trains

"Lastochka" and "Finist" electric trains may be launched to provide direct suburban service between Russia and Belarus. This was reported by Russian Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin.

"Finist" ES105
"Finist" ES105
These will be electric trains.  Comfortable electric trains; in the future, possibly, these will be "Finists" or "Lastochkas".  We will see what the passenger occupancy is like.
Andrei Nikitin, Russian Minister of Transport

The Russian government approved projects for the development of railway connections between Smolensk, Vitebsk, and Orsha. The resolution was published on January 31, 2026.

The total amount of investment from the Belarusian side for the implementation of these projects will amount to 940 million Russian rubles.

Sources:
TASS

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