The Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) has allowed the Russian regions in the epidemic of the coronavirus to cancel the train. It is reported owned by Grigory Berezkin RBC.
This step of the FAS went from-for sharp falling of demand for commuter from the end of March it fell by 50 percent.
For the carriage of passengers in trains meet suburban passenger company (ACC), created the Railways together with the regions. The regions reimburse the operators the difference between the rate that calculates PPK, and the fare, which is calculated by the regions.
Now FAS has allowed the regions to revise the tariff AAD the subjects of the Federation at its discretion may cancel the train, or to pay ACC. The fare for passengers must not be changed.
As noted by RBC, in Moscow, for example, the demand for travel in trains after the introduction of the regime of self-isolation decreased by 69 percent.
In 2015 on the background of the economic crisis in Russia began to cancel the train, which was made possible thanks to new agreements between the ACC and regions. In stepped President Vladimir Putin, who has criticized the Ministry of transport and oversaw the Department in the rank of Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. The President demanded to restore canceled suburban that soon was done.
