Detailed description TKS car
Unchanged comfort and convenience in any class of service.
TKS luxury cars are distinguished by their technology and safety. The double compartments of TKS branded carriages have everything that the most demanding guest needs: a modern interior, comfortable berths and a rich TV program. To diversify your trip, we have prepared. For those who like to read on the road, the latest newspapers and new issues of popular magazines are always available in the carriages.
In TKS Business Class there are always fresh bedding, an amenity kit with terry slippers, and 220 V sockets for charging a smartphone, tablet or laptop. Excellent comfortable temperature – an opportunity to fully relax during the trip. To ensure additional security, the carriages are equipped with electronic key cards for access to the compartments. An hour after the train departs, a delicious dinner and drinks await you, and breakfast in the morning. High quality and freshness of dishes is our commitment to business class guests. The number of rations depends on the distance of the trip and is indicated on the ticket. For dinner, our guides will offer hot dishes prepared along the route under the supervision of company employees: salads from fresh and pickled vegetables, hot dishes from poultry, fish, and boiled pork. Look in the special section of our website.
Hot served with a variety of side dishes. For dessert - fresh or canned fruit. Juice is also served with dinner. Guests with individual culinary preferences can choose from a specially designed children's and vegetarian menu. For breakfast you can order a choice of dishes: milk oatmeal, omelette. In addition to breakfast you will be offered: dessert (cake), snack (sliced cheese or sandwich), butter, wheat bun, yogurt. Each meal plan in the SV carriages includes drinks: water (carbonated or still), hot chocolate, tea in pyramids, freshly brewed coffee. Hot drinks, including coffee, tea and hot chocolate are offered to guests free of charge throughout the route. For connoisseurs of coffee aromas, we offer 5 varieties of freshly brewed premium coffee. The carriage always has a large selection of green and black tea of only elite varieties. At the guest's request, tea is served in a glass or brewed in a teapot. in our company's carriages you can purchase fresh confectionery products and chocolate from the High Quality, souvenirs and gift perfumes. Cash and bank cards are accepted for payment. The price of class 1B "Business TK" tickets includes bed linen, a choice of fresh newspapers, terry slippers and an extended amenity kit: refreshing and paper napkins, comb, toothpaste and toothbrush, shoe horn, shoe sponge.
We will relieve you from worrying thoughts about the mood and health of your pets. Spend time on the road in company! In SV TKS carriages you can transport small animals, birds or large breed dogs - but only if both seats in the compartment have been purchased. However, in this case we do not charge an additional fee for transporting animals. Large dogs are transported in TKS cars with a collar and muzzle. Transportation of guide dogs accompanying disabled people is allowed in all types of TKS cars without additional payment or registration transportation documents. The guide dog must have a collar and muzzle and be at the feet of the guest it is accompanying. Transportation on trains long distance and suburban traffic throughout the territory Russian Federation small domestic (pet) animals, dogs and birds are carried out without presentation of veterinary documents.
Guests who wish to travel without compartment neighbors can purchase a ticket at the “Single” fare for one person. A special tariff price is established for a one-time booking of an entire double compartment. The ticket price includes travel and a set of all-inclusive services for one person. , railway ticket offices and commercial ticket offices that issue printed tickets (be careful, a service fee may apply). Please note that the name of the “Single” tariff is indicated in the “Document Type” column on the ticket.
Baggage allowance in TKS branded carriages: hand luggage no more than 50 kg. for SV cars. Baggage in the sum of three dimensions should not exceed 180 cm (width + depth + height). You can place your luggage in the lockers below the lower seats.
On the website you can buy train tickets for the carriages of the railway passenger carrier TransClassService without commission or surcharges. We operate on the basis of a License from the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and in compliance with legislation and international standards in the field of transportation of passengers and luggage.
Previously, in pre-revolutionary Russia - Svitsky.
This is a sleeping car that provides transportation of passengers in conditions of increased comfort.
The concept of “increased comfort” includes a smaller number of beds (their number can be from 1 to 3), comfortable soft shelves, a dressing room for storing clothes, basic and individual (for reading) lighting, etc. The space is divided into 9 double compartments, the number of seats is 16 or 18.
What is included? On branded trains, the equipment and range of services provided to passengers may vary. In particular, the compartment can be equipped with a bathroom, safe and TV, and the ticket price includes not only the provision of bed linen, but also hygiene items and food.
According to the classification, it belongs to the SV (Lux) category, and is marked as a 1st class carriage.
Important! The classification of categories includes Luxury (Soft), also classified as 1st class, which creates some confusion for passengers. They assume more high level comfort, and it is for them that the term “Lux” is more suitable, which will be used in the future.
How are they deciphered by classification?
For SVs used in passenger transportation within the country, a division by service class has been introduced. It determines not only the list of services provided, but also the layout.
Explanation of abbreviations:
Purchasing tickets at the 1B ticket office involves purchasing the entire compartment(from this calculation the cost of the ticket is determined). Microclimate parameters are maintained by the air conditioning system. The package of additional services includes food and drinks, the latest newspapers, and the provision of hygiene products. Transportation of a container with small pets is provided.
Seats 1B are also available on branded trains of the Russian passenger railway carrier ZAO TKS. Tariff plan 1B "Business TC" implies the provision of a range of services, including:
- meals along the entire route (breakfast and dinner);
- hot drinks (tea, coffee, chocolate) and mineral water;
- fresh printed publications;
- bed sheets;
- slippers;
- travel kit - napkins (sanitary and paper), comb, toothpaste and brush, cream and shoe horn.
The compartment has a TV and free Wi-Fi. There is a safe and individual sockets for powering mobile devices and laptops. A magnetic card is used for access.
Seats 1E are provided in high speed trains"Strizh" on the routes Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow - Berlin. They are air conditioned. For the safety of passengers, security is provided; control is carried out using video monitors.
The fare includes meals, drinks, drinking water, bed linen and a traveler's kit (sanitary products and shoe care products).
Ticket 1E implies the purchase of the entire compartment (for 1 or 2 passengers).
1e - includes the entire set of services 1E or 1B. The only difference is that the passenger does not buy the entire compartment, but one seat in it.
1U service conditions correspond to first class, however, all additional services (except bed linen) must be purchased separately by the passenger. Persons who purchased a 1L ticket also receive the same conditions. The main difference is the absence of a dry closet.
For your information! All passengers are allowed to carry small pets in special containers.
On international routes You can purchase tickets for the carriages of the RIC layout. According to the conditions of first class (analogous to SV), there are 10 double compartments with upper and lower bunks, an armchair, a bathroom and a washbasin.
Photo on the train
You can see with your own eyes in the photo what it is and what real comfort means when traveling by rail:
You can see more photos of the luxury compartment and sleeping car inside.
Differences from other types
The main difference from other types of carriages is the level of comfort.
Comparison with reserved seat (open, II class) it wins in literally everything:
- isolation of space;
- width and finish of soft shelves;
- availability of everything necessary for a comfortable trip - space for luggage and wardrobe, bathroom, seating, sockets, etc.;
- maintaining microclimate parameters at an optimal level;
- level of service.
If a long, more than 1-2 days, trip in a reserved seat becomes a real test, then in the conditions of the SV, as close as possible to the usual everyday conditions, it becomes an exciting vacation.
The price of tickets also differs accordingly - CB seats are 3 or more times more expensive than reserved seat seats.
Closed class II (compartment) is also inferior to the conditions of the SV. The main difference is the number of passengers. If it is not difficult to find a common language for a long trip with one travel companion (provided that the SV does not belong to business or VIP class), then a noisy company of 4 people in a compartment can turn the trip into an ordeal.
In order to give preference to first class carriages, both the level of comfort and the maximum range of services offered are important.
At the same time, the fare twice (at least) higher turns out to be not too high a price to pay for convenient and safe travel.
Comparison with Lux
Second only to the Lux class in terms of comfort.
The compartment area is 1.5-2 times larger than the standard one, a comfortable bathroom with a vacuum toilet, an individual air conditioning system, a safe, a TV, a DVD player, etc. are provided.
A lounge bar can be equipped directly in the carriage. Service is also provided in a higher class - the fare includes food and drinks, including alcohol, the latest press, an expanded hygiene kit, etc.
The coupe can only be purchased in its entirety, which eliminates the possibility of random companions. However, this level of comfort costs 1.5-2 (and on some trains more) times more.
Conclusion
For those who want to travel in comfort and safety, they should pay attention to SV. They are distinguished by an optimal balance between the quality of services provided and the cost of tickets, as well as accessibility - such seats are provided on all branded trains of Russian carriers (Russian Railways, JSC TKS, etc.), operating both on long-distance domestic and international routes.
Speed and comfort are the most important thing in long journeys. If you have chosen for yourself railway transport, then it will, of course, be inferior to the aviation one in terms of speed. However, it can provide more comfortable travel conditions than, for example, business class on an airplane. This does not apply to all cars, of course. Most travelers who value travel comfort choose SV. What is this? We will devote this article to answering this question. Let's look at the characteristics of such cars, services, and present photographs and reviews of the railway travelers themselves.
What is this?
SV is a sleeping car, readers will immediately decide. However, the decoding of the abbreviation is not only this. It is also historical - it takes us to pre-revolutionary Russia.
What is this? SV - “sweet carriage”. That is, a carriage for the retinue - representatives of the royal family.
In modern times, this letter combination means a sleeping car on a train. One that provides transportation of passengers in conditions of increased comfort.
What about the last characteristic? Increased comfort is the following:
Services in a sleeping car
Car SV. What is this in terms of services? The railway carrier offers the following to passengers here:
- Safe.
- TV.
- The bathroom is directly in the compartment.
- Tucked bed linen.
- Hygiene supplies for travel.
- Providing a variety of hot meals during the trip.
What kind of carriage is this? SV refers to 1st class carriages on Russian railways. However, this creates some confusion. After all, first class on Russian Railways also includes “Lux” (soft) cars, which are distinguished by greater comfort than SV.
Classes of service
Car SV. We figured out what it is. However, this is just a characteristic of the car. Additionally, your ticket will also contain a class of service designation. The following categories have been introduced for SV cars:
- 1B. In other words, this is business class. Usually includes air conditioning of the compartment and a number of additional services.
- 1E. SV carriage of the highest class, intended for VIPs.
- 1F. This can be called both option 1B and 1E, but only those sold for some reason at a reduced cost.
- 1U. Also a first class carriage, but with the very minimum of additional services.
- 1L. SV type carriage, but without providing additional services to the passenger.
Let's look at each class of service in more detail.
1B
SV - what is it? This is the name of a luxury sleeping car. If you want to purchase tickets for SV 1B, this will mean the following:
- Purchasing such a ticket means that you are purchasing the entire compartment. Taking this into account, the fare is calculated.
- The compartment will have a pleasant microclimate - the air conditioning must be working.
- You can transport small pets in your compartment in a special container.
- along the entire route (for example, the Russian carrier TKS CJSC offers passengers a comprehensive breakfast and dinner).
- Mineral water and various hot drinks (coffee, tea, hot chocolate).
- Slippers.
- Hygienic shoe horn, paper and wet wipes, comb, shoe polish, toothbrush and toothpaste.
- Fresh bed linen.
- Fresh press - magazines, newspapers.
In addition, your compartment will feature the following amenities:
1E
SV - what is it? The decoding, as you remember, is a sleeping car. We list the amenities and services that await you when purchasing a CB 1E ticket:
- Air conditioning in every compartment.
- Passenger protection implemented through the use of video surveillance systems.
- Each compartment has a shower, washbasin and dry closet.
- Each compartment (compartment) also has a TV, safe and individual sockets.
- The price of your ticket will include the following services: hot meals, hot drinks, drinking water, travel kit (hygienic products and shoe care arsenal), bed linen.
Such a ticket also implies the purchase of an entire compartment - for one or two passengers. You can travel to 1E, for example, on Moscow-Berlin flights, or on Strizh trains (Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod).
1E, 1L and 1U
SV on a train - what is it (photos on the train are presented in the article)? The abbreviation refers to a luxury car, for which several classes of service have been introduced. Let's look at the last of them:
- 1F. The same set of services that we listed for 1B and 1E. The difference is one thing: in this case, the passenger does not buy the entire compartment, but only buys one seat in it.
- 1U. The passenger also travels in a first class carriage - SV. However, the price of his ticket does not include a set of additional services (except for bed linen). He can pay for some of them separately if he wishes.
- 1L. You may also encounter this class of service. It also involves traveling in a first class carriage, but with one drawback - there will be no personal dry toilet in your compartment. The restroom here is common to the entire carriage.
Please note that all of the above classes of service allow passengers to carry small pets in special containers.
We will also present to the reader a worthy analogue of SV, first class carriages. These are trains with carriages of the RIC layout. They boast the following: 10 double compartments (upper and lower bunks), a bathroom, armchairs, and a washbasin.
Comparison with a reserved seat carriage
You and I already know that these are seats on the SV train. Let's compare them with other types of carriages to highlight the main advantages and disadvantages.
If we compare the SV with a reserved seat (open second-class carriage), then the sleeping carriage will win in almost everything:
- Isolated personal space completely closed from other passengers.
- Wide sleeping shelves, their comfort and softness.
- Everything you need for traveling in your compartment - a bathroom, sockets, a compartment for luggage and outerwear, armchairs, a washbasin.
- The ability to customize the microclimate parameters according to your own, and not according to general desires.
- Level of service, attentive attitude of the conductors.
Second-class carriages are good only in one respect - a trip in this class will cost you about three times less than in SV. But savings are only good for short trips. Spending more than 2 days in a reserved seat is a real test.
Comparison with coupe
What is this, a SV seat on a train? Many people decide - the same coupe, but only with a set of additional services.
Not certainly in that way. A sleeping car (SV) has a number of significant advantages over a second-class closed carriage (compartment):
- Number of passengers in your compartment. The most unexpected neighbors will travel with you in your compartment. In SV you can completely buy out a compartment for yourself and your family. If you are traveling 1U, 1E, then you will have only one travel companion (as practice shows, if other compartments are free, then the person will choose the one where he will travel alone rather than travel with a neighbor).
- Maximum level services, provision of food, care of guides.
- Increased level of comfort and safety.
The coupe has only one advantage over the SV - cost. A trip in a closed second-class carriage will cost you 2 times less than in a sleeping carriage.
Comparison with "Lux"
Now let's compare the SV with the higher class cars - "Lux". Here the sleeping car will already play:
- The "Lux" coupe is 1.5-2 times larger in area than the standard one.
- There is a comfortable bathroom equipped with a vacuum toilet.
- Safe.
- Individual air conditioning system.
- TV, video player.
- Food and drinks (including alcohol) included in the price.
- Fresh press.
- Expanded hygiene kit.
- The bar is in the carriage itself.
- Travel companions are excluded - the coupe here is only purchased as a whole, without exceptions.
As for the cost, a trip in a "Lux" carriage will cost you 1.5-2 times more than in a SV carriage.
Cars on Russian Railways trains are divided into several types, depending on the number of seats and level of comfort. For most types of cars, Tutu.ru has a seat map.
Seat carriage
The seating carriage has free-standing soft chairs with armrests. It resembles an airplane cabin or intercity bus, but there is much more space here. It is better to take a ticket for a seated carriage when the trip lasts several hours. This way you won't have time to get tired. These are, for example, daytime express trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg or Nizhny Novgorod and Kirov.
Seated carriages vary greatly in location and number of seats, as well as in classes of service. Therefore, there is no single scheme for them. The figure shows, as an example, a diagram of the carriage of train No. 102Ya Moscow - Yaroslavl.
On Tutu.ru in the “Trains” section there are seat maps for many seated trains, including popular and. When purchasing a train ticket (on the seat selection page), the direction of travel is indicated for some trains. This allows you to select comfortable places so as not to drive backwards.
High-speed train "Strizh", 1st class carriage
Econom-class train
This is the most popular type of carriage due to the low ticket price. The carriage has 54 seats - 9 compartments with 6 beds each. Two top, two bottom and two side. There are no doors between the compartments; they are all connected by a common corridor. All the lower places are odd-numbered, and the upper ones are even-numbered.
Seats 37 to 54 are “side rooms”, they are shorter than the seats in a block of 4. Seats 33 to 38 are located near the toilet. The slamming of the door leading to the corridor and unpleasant odors may interfere here.
The windows in the third (seats 9-12) and sixth (seats 21-24) compartments do not open. This is true for older trains without air conditioning. In new trains the ventilation works fine.
Usually there are two toilets in the carriage, and there is titanium with boiling water for making tea. Each compartment is equipped with tables; on the sides there is a table and two seats if you fold out the bottom bunk. The reserved seat has a lot of space for luggage - there are compartments under the lower seats and third shelves.
In a fully occupied reserved seat it can be stuffy and cramped (especially in the side seats). Second-class carriages in branded trains are cleaner and more comfortable: there is air conditioning and a dry closet, and more sockets.
A reserved seat car in a branded train of JSC Russian Railways
General carriage
Usually this econom-class train with three seats on each lower shelf, including the lower side ones. This car has several serious disadvantages.
Firstly, reserved seat berths are not suitable for long-term sitting - due to the lack of a soft backrest and headrest. Secondly, it creates a feeling of closeness - there are no armrests separating people from each other. Finally, in most cases, in a general carriage, all tickets are sold without a seat - whoever got there first took the best seats.
This is the least comfortable type of carriage, but it also has the cheapest ticket.
Compartment carriage
A compartment carriage usually has 32 or 36 seats, divided into compartments of four seats each. There are carriages with 38 seats, where seats 37-38 are double compartments. The bottom places are odd, and the top places are even. The compartments are isolated from each other and are locked. There are folding chairs in the common corridor.
The compartment has a mirror, a table, hangers and hooks for clothes, as well as a night lamp for each passenger. Unlike the reserved seat, the compartment does not have a third shelf - it is replaced by a niche for luggage under the ceiling. Therefore, you can sit freely on the top bunk in the compartment.
Coupes are one of the most popular types of carriages due to the combination of price and comfort. There are fewer people in the carriage, extraneous conversations do not interfere, and personal belongings are safe. The compartment car, similar to the reserved seat car, has two toilets and titanium. But in a compartment there are fewer queues for the toilet compared to a reserved seat, since significantly fewer passengers travel in such a carriage.
Often, during promotions, the upper bunks in a compartment can be purchased at the price of a reserved seat. In some carriages, when purchasing a ticket, you can choose the type of compartment. Both men and women can travel in a mixed compartment, but only women can travel in a women's compartment. The type of compartment is determined by the passenger who first bought the ticket.
A compartment in a carriage of the private carrier TKS JSC
Luxury car (SV)
SV is a sleeping car. It has from 8 to 10 compartments with 2 berths, both located below. But there are suites (SV) with an upper and lower seat, but in such a compartment there are also only 2 seats. The standard suite has 18 seats. Luxury (SV) is more comfortable than a compartment car, since it does not have upper shelves. The lower shelves have a soft backrest for sitting.
In terms of the level of service, the SV is better than a compartment car - the suite usually has a button to call the conductor, air conditioning, and some trains also have a TV. Depending on the carrier company, passengers are provided with a different range of services (food, drinks, amenity kit, newspapers, linen). For example, the carrier TKS JSC has high-quality carriages and a high level of service.
Luxury (SV) is convenient for a family or romantic trip, when you can buy the entire compartment. The main disadvantage of SV is the price of travel. It is usually 3-4 times higher than in a reserved seat and 1.5-2 times higher than in a compartment. A trip to NE will cost more than an airplane for a similar distance.
Luxury carriage (SV) of the private carrier TKS JSC
Soft carriage
A soft carriage can have 4, 5 or 6 compartments. The layout of the compartment itself and its furnishings also vary greatly. Each compartment has 1 or 2 beds. If there are two seats, then the bottom one is a sofa that converts into a 120 cm wide bed. The compartments themselves are similar to a luxury suite, but have a larger area.
The soft carriage is equipped at the level of a 3-4-star hotel: each compartment has a dry closet, washbasin, shower, air conditioning, TV, soft sofa and armchair. Here you will be provided with a hot breakfast, a shower kit, a bathrobe and terry towel, and the latest newspapers. Soft carriages are equipped with a bar.
The downside is the high price, significantly higher than the cost of a plane ticket.
Interior of a soft carriage of the Grand Express branded train.
International carriage with 4-seater compartments
In terms of comfort, four-seater compartments on international routes are similar to ordinary compartment cars on the territory of the Russian Federation. But, as a rule, new cars travel abroad, so they have many pleasant little things (for example, a display with a ticker in the corridor).
Another compartment in such a carriage can turn into a luxury if you raise the upper shelves. Depending on the route, the carriage may have a shared shower, the compartment may have air conditioning, individual lighting for each seat and sockets.
Four-seater compartment on the Moscow-Nice train. Photo taken from the website of JSC Russian Railways
International carriage with 3-seater compartments
Some international trains have three-berth compartments. There are a total of 33 seats in this carriage. In the compartment, all three berths are located below each other on one side. Such coupes can be used as two-seaters - the middle shelf remains in the raised position.
They are smaller in size than 4-seater coupes and can feel cramped. When there are three passengers in it, they are all forced to sit or lie down together, since it is impossible to sit with the middle bunk lowered. Therefore, carriages with 3-seater compartments are now used very rarely.
It’s only pleasant to drive in such a coupe if you buy all three seats together and raise the middle shelf. Among the amenities, they may have (but not all compartments have) an armchair, a table, a washbasin and a wardrobe.
