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:''Not to be confused with the cancelled Sokol train project.'' Sapsan ((ロシア語:Сапсан), "Peregrine Falcon", known as Velaro RUS EVS) is a Russian gauge high speed electric express train. The design is part of the Siemens Velaro family. The trains started regular service on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway in December 2009〔http://www.seat61.com/Russia-trains.htm#Moscow%20to%20St%20Petersburg%20by%20train〕 at a maximum speed of (a new build High-Speed Line would allow for speeds of up to ). == Construction history == On 18 May 2006, Siemens and Russian Railways signed a €276 million order for 8 high speed trains〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Velaro RUS to St Petersburg )〕 with a 30-year service contract worth around €300 million.〔 The trains were ordered to connect Moscow with Saint Petersburg and later Nizhny Novgorod at a speed of up to . They are derived from the German ICE 3 train but with bodies widened by to to suit Russia's wide loading gauge.〔(Broad-gauge Velaro fleet relaunches Russia's high speed programme ). ''Railway Gazette International'' November 2006.〕 Four of the trains ("EVS2") are equipped for both 3 kV DC and operation. The total length of each ten-car train is , carrying up to 600 passengers. Development and construction was carried out by Siemens at Erlangen and Krefeld in Germany. In August 2009, it was announced that the fifth Sapsan had been delivered to Russia, of the eight that were planned. Four single-voltage ("EVS1", 3 kV DC powered, trainsets 5-8) trains entered passenger service at the end of 2009 on the Moscow – St Petersburg route, with the dual-system trains (EVS2, trainsets 1-4) entering service on the Nizhny Novgorod route on 30 July 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sapsan reaches Nizhny Novgorod )〕 Sapsan set records for the fastest train in Russia on 2 May 2009, travelling at 〔,〕 and on 7 May 2009, travelling at . On December 19, 2011, a €600 million order for an additional 20 trainsets including 8 EVS2 sets〔8 EVS1 sets delivery in 2014, 4 EVS1 and 8 EVS2 sets delivery in 2015.〕 was signed in order to facilitate an increased number of services on existing lines and the expansion of new service elsewhere in the system.〔http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/?press=/en/pressrelease/2011/rail-systems/icrl201112003.htm〕 The second-batch EVS1 sets (trainsets 9-20) will be same details as the first-batch EVS1 sets, but the second-batch EVS2 sets (trainsets 21 onward) will have retractable steps to suit for low platforms, unlike the first-batch EVS2 sets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sapsan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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