Russia Live Train Tracking
Russia operates one of the largest rail networks in the world, run by RZD (Russian Railways), covering over 85,000 kilometres of track across eleven time zones. The network is the backbone of long-distance domestic travel given Russia's vast size, with overnight sleeper trains forming the core of intercity transport outside the limited high-speed corridors. This page tracks Russian trains using timetable-based position interpolation from official published RZD schedules.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world, running 9,289 kilometres from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, a journey of approximately 6 to 7 days on the through service. Branch routes include the Trans-Mongolian line to Ulaanbaatar and Beijing, and the Trans-Manchurian line via Harbin. These long-haul services use sleeper carriages in three main classes: platzkart (open-plan, budget), kupe (closed 4-berth compartment), and SV (spalny vagon, 2-berth first class).
The Sapsan is Russia's flagship high-speed train, operating between Moscow and St Petersburg at up to 250 km/h and completing the 650-kilometre journey in around 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours. It is one of the few genuinely high-speed services in the network, running on upgraded conventional track shared with freight and other passenger trains rather than a dedicated high-speed line.
Moscow's rail network radiates from nine main terminal stations, each serving a different direction of the country: Leningradsky (St Petersburg and the northwest), Yaroslavsky (the Trans-Siberian route east), Kazansky (the Volga region and onward to Central Asia), and others. St Petersburg's Moskovsky Station is the primary terminus for Sapsan and other Moscow-bound services.
Tickets are sold through the official RZD website and app (pass.rzd.ru), which supports English-language browsing and international payment for many routes, alongside station ticket offices. Advance booking opens up to 90 days before departure for most long-distance trains, and popular summer and holiday-period sleeper berths on the Trans-Siberian route sell out well ahead of travel dates.