Russian Railways (RZD) will resume the sale of tickets to reserved seat and general wagons for 2018 not later than November 16. On this on Saturday, November 4, the press service of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia. "The Ministry of Transport of Russia in conjunction with the FAS Russia will develop a consolidated position on the issue of setting tariffs for the carriage of passengers in reserved seats and common cars for 2018. After this, the FAS, in agreement with the government of the Russian Federation, will take the necessary weighty decisions on this issue to open ticket sales within the time limits established by the law, "the ministry said.. The press service explained that under the law the carrier must begin selling tickets not later than 45 days before departure.

Earlier, Russian Railways announced a temporary suspension of the sale of tickets in reserved seats and common cars. The company explained this step by the fact that FAS did not take a decision on the level of tariffs for passenger transportation for the next year. It was noted that all other categories of tickets will remain on sale. At the same time, the suspension of sales will not affect high-speed trains and the Sapsanov.

Original article: The FAS was told about the resumption of the sale of RZD tickets.