Discount on the top shelf to increase the popularity compartments in trains Railways

Russian Railways said on its popularity imposed two weeks ago, a 50% discount on fares on the top shelf compartment cars. Since October 15, the top employment sites increased on average by 20% and the total population of the compartment of cars increased from 63% to 70%. Thus, some of the passengers had moved into the compartment from the lower to the upper shelves, and some - turned in a compartment of the reserved seat or other forms of transport should be reminded that from 15 October to pass on a top shelf compartment can be a little more than the price reserved seat. In particular, travel to non-proprietary train Moscow - St. Petersburg is in most cases, 831 rubles on the top shelf and 1573 rubles for the lower reserved seat will cost 715 rubles. Coupled with the service costs 1,302 rubles on the top shelf and 2044 on the bottom. In the company trains the same line of travel cost in 1031 the ruble in the reserved seat, 1095 on the top shelf compartment and 2058 on the bottom. In conjunction with the services of a ticket will cost 1,525 rubles on the top shelf and 2489 on the bottom. In a number of branded trains are higher rates - for example, the train number 2 "Red Arrow" ordinary coupe is 1243 (top) and 2,356 rubles, coupled with the service - 1673 (top) and 2786 rubles. Travel from Moscow to Sochi is now in regular trains, 1734 (top) and 3379 rubles in the coupe, 2507 (top) and 4,152 rubles in the compartment with the services and 1445 rubles in the reserved seat. In the firm trains a ticket in the compartment is 2268-2598 rubles on the top shelf and 4407-5065 on the bottom. In conjunction with the services of travel will cost 3000-3027 rubles on the top shelf and 5139-5495 on the bottom. Corporate reserved seat costs 2,125 rubles. The ticket from Moscow to Rostov-on-Don on the usual train can be bought for 1,121 rubles in the reserved seat, 1,335 rubles on the top shelf compartment and 2580 on the bottom. In the corporate train reserved seat will cost in 1639 rubles, the usual coupe in 1624 (top) and 3,119 rubles, and coupled with the service - in 2356 (top) and 3851 ruble. If someone wants to ride in the corporate train number 2, "Russia" from Moscow to Vladivostok, this pleasure will cost 6,964 rubles a reserved seat, 8,073 rubles on the top shelf sedan, 16,016 rubles to the bottom. Coupe with services worth 10,315 rubles to the top shelf and 18 258 rubles on the bottom. It should be borne in mind that all these prices correspond to the second half of October, that is, fall on the cheapest period of the schedule flexible tariff regulation. More or less similar prices can be expected in winter, and at other times of the year, tariffs will be higher, and on holidays and pre-holiday period - even higher. Obviously, the Railways aims to align several huge imbalance between the price and second-class compartment car, and bring in the last passengers who were forced earlier due to impossibly high prices drive coupe in the reserved seat or to use other modes of transport. It is hoped that this policy of Railways will be long. Innovations are likely to lead to the fact that during off-peak periods in many compartment carriages will be occupied mainly the upper seats. Thus, passengers will be able to lie on top, but if you want to sit on the empty shelves at the bottom, which is quite convenient for most travelers. Although not excluded, and specific conflicts - for example, when an elderly person, bought a cheap "top" card, as usual, wish to change places with lower passenger whose ticket is twice as expensive. It should be borne in mind that the new discounts on the top shelf coupe is available only to train the Russian formation, following in internal communication (with the exception of routes to the Kaliningrad region), and is not valid for travel to any other countries, as well as on foreign trains, even if Visit them made between the Russian stations. In addition, the discount does not apply to wagons "TransKlassServisa (TCS), included in the Railways trains. They (along with Railways compartment car itself) are in a train № 3 / 4, Moscow - Kislovodsk, № 25/26 Moscow - Voronezh, № 25/26, Moscow - Izhevsk, № 31/32 Moscow - Kirov and Moscow № 51/52 - Penza.