Allegro provides high-speed rail services between Helsinki, the capital of Finland, and St. Petersburg, Russia.Image: Taken from Wikipedia
The Finnish railway operating company “VR” announced on March 25 local time that the last remaining railway between Russia and EU countries will cease service on the 28th. The railway connects Russia’s second most populous city (St. Petersburg) St. Petersburg with Helsinki, the capital of Finland, can easily travel between the two countries in just 3.5 hours. It has always been a mode of transportation relied on by the people of the two countries and foreign tourists.
According to foreign media reports such as Archyde.com, since the start of the Ukrainian-Russian war, many Russians have chosen to flee to other European countries. The railway to neighboring Finland is one of the main routes. The Finnish state-owned railway company “VR” announced , In view of the atrocities in Russia and the fact that all Finnish people who want to leave Russia should have already left, “VR” decided to suspend the “Allegro” railway service connecting Helsinki, Finland and St. Petersburg, Russia, from the 28th.
Allegro is a high-speed rail service between Helsinki, the capital of Finland, and St. Petersburg, Russia, using Alstom trains of Finnish Railways (VR). The distance to travel more than 5 hours was shortened to 3 and a half hours.
As the Russian-Ukrainian war intensified, countries continued to expand sanctions once morest Russia, not only in terms of economy and trade, but also closed planes, flights and railway services to Russia one following another. The original VR senior vice president Topi Simola once said: ” At present, we are still maintaining the Allegro trains under the instructions of the authorities to ensure the way for the Finns to return home.” And Finnish State Enterprises Minister Tytti Tuppurain temporarily notified Finnish National Railways on the 24th that in order to impose sanctions on Russia, “maintaining the train service does not work. No matter how appropriate,” the last remaining railway between Russia and EU countries is regarding to close.
The Finnish railway operating company “VR” announced on March 25 local time that the last remaining railway between Russia and EU countries will stop service on the 28th
The railway connects St. Petersburg, the second most populous city in Russia, with Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It only takes 3.5 hours to easily travel between the two countries.
VR, Finland’s national railway company, includes passenger and freight rail services within Finland.
