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Overnight train Severnaya Palmira (Northern Palmira)

An overnight train 027/028 - Northern Palmira (Severnaya Palmira in Russian) is a comfortable train between Moscow and St.Petersburg. It is named by St.Petersburg, which was usually called "Northern Palmira" in literature of XIII century. The train is decorated in main city's colours - blue and white. But firstly they were also chosen as the colours of water and sand - the train was produced for the destination St.Petersburg - Adler (a Black Sea resort) and it's still written on the train's facade.

Nowadays the train consists of the carriages of first class (with compartment for 2 persons), carriages of second class (with compartments for 4 persons), carriages of third class (platzkart, with open compartments for 4 persons and 2 side berths) and carriage-restaurant.