– of Course, it was scary – I seriously relate to the pandemic. Use antiseptics, wear a mask and gloves in public places, try to minimize contact with outsiders. But things are forced to go on the road, – says Elena.
Choosing a mode of transport, rostovchanka was guided primarily by the principle of security.
– of Course, on the plane faster. But all the passengers during the flight are in a closed space and breathe the same air. This option, therefore, I have discarded. The bus is also not an option. For 15 hours, the passengers sit side by side. I think the threat of infection is so higher. Left the train.
to Purchase tickets online did not work – service of Russian Railways, was overloaded. And Elena went to the railway station.
– I was surprised the box – office one. It seemed the cashiers even miss.
At the entrance to the station building – the steripod, which can process the hand.
to reduce the contact and risk of infection to a minimum, I decided to go in a sleeping car (SV). Yes, it is expensive, from Rostov to Moscow about 12 thousand rubles. But safety and health is more important.
Thought to buy the whole compartment first. But it would be more expensive. And SV I have never traveled and it was even more interesting. Well, hoping that fellow travelers I will not have tickets was very high.
by the Way, when you buy all acted coupe discount of 25 percent. As it turned out, many of the passengers do. And those who travel in the reserved seat, placed so that they were as far away from each other. The cars are half-empty.
– This empty Rostov station I’ve ever seen, says the traveler. All the shops that once sold Souvenirs and products are closed. There are almost no people. Passengers and station staff in masks. But it only made me happy.
Near the escalator at the bright posters with a reminder on the observance of social distance in half-meter.
– To the car I went alone. The train was brand Anapa – Moscow. In the car I was the only passenger. At the next stop came another man – but we have not talked to him. He immediately retreated to his SV.
a Young conductor in uniform were very friendly and smiling under the mask. In the car played nice music.
– During the 15-hour journey in my SV was cleaned twice and disinfected pens, table, wiped the mirror, vacuumed. Don’t know whether it is reinforced disinfection measures or so put in a car of this level.
the ticket included lunch: two hot dishes to choose from and four sodas. At first I was afraid of something, but I was told that everything is prepared in compliance with all safety regulations.
At the entrance to Moscow in the train came the head of the train. He asked if I was happy and feeling. I also measured the temperature – 36.4!
– Soday it is a prerequisite for entry to another city. Information about temperaturewhich passengers will be given to the service station, said the head of the train.
Moscow met me with an empty platform. To enter the building of the Kazan station I didn’t even have. The documents I passed greeted me. We exchanged a few words. And then announced boarding the train Moscow – Rostov-on-don, to which I had tickets.
by the Way, from a short dialogue with his Moscow friends, I realized that the residents of the capital more seriously threatened. After all, if in Rostov the people are mostly confined to masks, in Moscow almost all wear the gloves. To be honest, I was afraid to get even more than I do from him.
And so I went back. The only passenger of the car.
– Welcome to meet me on the conductor in the ironed uniform, gloves and mask complained about the pandemic: “Rather have it ended! Passengers do not. The road runs bored and lonely”.
the Journey home seemed much faster. An hour before the arrival knocked me conductor: Wake up, soon growth! However, the temperature in this time I have measured.
Coming out of the car, rostovchanka, breathing native southern air, went to the railway station at the exit to the city. However, she was stopped by the police: the city is now on the platform through the gate in the bypass of the station building.
– As I explained, such measures introduced to those arriving from other cities, people had no contact with those who are planning a trip.
At the gate the staff of traffic police checked the documents of the passenger, noting where she came from.
the COP in the mask recorded my name and the number of a train, explaining: if suddenly among the passengers to identify cases of coronavirus, all the passengers of the train would fall under suspicion.
Despite the fact that in Moscow, Elena spent less than an hour, and the train only communicated with two conductors, the girl decided to err.
– I have limited communication with their loved ones, as it should be for two weeks. You never know what? Better to be safe! – says my companion.
