Railways in Loyalty Program

July 1, 2012

As of Sunday, frequent rail travelers will be able to collect points for trips and exchange them for free tickets in compartments or higher-level train cars, according to the Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of Russian Railways for long-haul routes.

The number of points given per ticket depends on the type of train car and length of the route.

A passenger needs 6,000 points to receive a free ticket to a destination within 500 kilometers. Under this formula, a passenger would have to travel from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod 12 times in a compartment or 60 times in coach to get a free ticket for the same route. Sapsans and express trains are not included in the program.

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