The first of 27 Yubileyny trainsets ordered last year for St Petersburg metro Line 3 was delivered on August 7.

RUSSIA: The first of 27 Yubileyny trainsets ordered last year for St Petersburg metro Line 3 was delivered to the Nevskoye depot on August 7.

On September 8 2016 Transmashholding subsidiary Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant announced on that it is to supply 27 six-car trainsets for 13·4bn roubles. The order comprises 54 driving cars, 54 intermediate motor cars and 54 trailer cars.

The second trainset is to be delivered in late August, followed by 13 more sets in 2017 and 12 in 2018.