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Allegro, High-speed connectionHelsinki – St. Petersburgacross the EU - Border

Developing passenger services before Allegro,St. Petersburg - Helsinki Until 1992 only Russian rolling stock, one departure /day June 1992 the offer was doubled with a Finnish train, ”Sibelius” Both trains traditional, engine + coaches Travel time was 6,5 hrs With different smaller measures a travel time of 5h 15 min wasreached, for bigger changes more radical measures were needed Constant growth of passenger numbers

High Speed St. Petersburg - Helsinki The question was discussed for the first time in 1994 In 1994, the railway minister of Russia, Mr Fadejev and theFinnish transport and communications minister Mr Norrbackdecided to improve passenger services Target - to cut the travel time from 6,5 to 3 hrs in 2005 Several working groups studied and negotiated in the followingyears In 2006 a new direct railway line Kerava-Lahti was opened inFinland In 2006 the final decision was made between Finland and Russiato procure trainsets for the high-speed connection and to continuewith infrastructure upgrading in both countries

Political back up from the highest levelPresident of Russia, Mr PutinPresident of Finland, Mrs HalonenPrime-ministers and ministers of both governments

Preconditions for Cross-Border HighSpeed Services1. Improvement of intrastructure.2. Procurement of HST Rolling Stock.3.Border formalities on a running train.

Improving the Infrastructure

Procurement of trains 4 Train Sets with 7 cars Tilting body, 220 km/h Built at the Alstom’sSavigliano plant Represent the 3rd generationof Pendolino Technical alterations due todifferences in the Finnish andRussian railway infrastructureand safety, radio, and voltagefeeding systems: Doublevoltage + signalling systems

Facilities on Allegro trains

The only high-speed train in the worldwith a playing area for children

BorderFormalitiesmade on arunningtrain onboth sides No time losses because of the formalities Customers can stay at their seats during the passportinspectations

Border Formalities By the start of high-speedservices on December 2010Russia had enacted a change inlegislation enabling border andcustoms inspections onboard thetrain between Vyborg and St.Petersburg. In Finland the new proceduremeant inspections were nowcarried out between Vainikkalaand Helsinki.Compartments and inspectionfacilities were designed and builtfor the authorities in Allegro's carno. 4.Cooperation between therailway companies and theauthorities is of primaryimportance.

QuicklyTravel timefrom city centre to city centreHelsinki–St. Petersburg 3 h 36 minLahti–Vyborg 1 h 38 minKouvola–St. Petersburg 2 h 20 minLahti–St. Petersburg 2 h 46 minTikkurila–St. Petersburg 3 h 20 min

Allegro’s service concept

• Trains are operatedjointly by VR and RZD• Service handbook andmanual are jointly agreedand upgraded•The train staff is selectedwith high criteria•Language skills•Service attitude•Customer orientation•Mixed crews serving alltrains

Development of passenger numbers

Development of passenger volumes Volumes 2011 307.000 2012 357.000 Jan-May 2013 171.860 (+31,1 %) Estimation for the whole year over 400.000 2015 500.000 (estimation) 2020 700.000 (estimation) Nationality (2012) Russians 51 % Finns 35 % Others 14 % Passenger segments (2012) Business 31 % Leisure 65 % Other 5 %

New services in 2013

• Flexible pricing started inFebruary 2013• New menu in therestaurant car Bistro inMay•Larger selection of foodand drinks in sales trolleysin May•Business class serviceconcept will be upgraded inJuly 2013

Welcome aboard Allegro !!!