Red Arrow (Russian train)

Since 1965, the song "The Hymn to the Great City" has been playing when the Red Arrow leaves Saint Petersburg at 23:55.

In Soviet times the Communist Party elite were carried out only by the Red Arrow between Moscow and Leningrad.

To enhance capacity, a second sleeper train was introduced in 1978, called the Red Arrow 2; this service leaves Moscow and Leningrad four minutes later.

As newly designed cars were introduced by Russian Railways in 2007, the Red Arrow 2 was renamed Express.

The VIP cars have a low noise level, air conditioning and ventilation system, flip-top sleeping berth, convertible table, conductor call button, bathroom and environmentally friendly toilet.