Students will be able to travel all year round on long-distance trains with 50% discount.
Currently the discount is not valid from June 1 to August 31. Ministry of Transport is developing a draft amendment, according to which students will also receive subsidies from the federal budget for the three summer months. Experts believe that the budget will require an additional 1.2 billion rubles to cover the cost of the carrier – Russian Railways.
The project should be finalized within two weeks. Now the discount is valid only in the period of study.
Sources: http://interfax-russia.ru
Author: Anna Dorozhkina