Russian Railways sells 14,500 tickets over the Internet

From the start of the "electronic" ticket sales service, passengers have acquired 14,500 such tickets on the Moscow - St. Petersburg route. OAO Russian Railways introduced this service in only May 2006. Tickets are purchased using bank cards, with tickets being issued only at the terminals in Moscow and St. Petersburg. From the 1st January 2007 the "electronic" ticket service will be introduced over all routes operated by Russian Railways. Previously, completing a form on the website was no guarantee of a reservation being made. Now, though, it states in the regulations on electronic ticket purchase that at the moment of acquisition and payment the original ticket is printed on Russian Railways letterhead at the chosen collection point and will remain guaranteed until the passenger comes to collect it.