Discounts for travel on high-speed trains. Rules for granting benefits for travel on trains

Who are they? What discount is provided? Does its size depend on the region of residence?

Let's look at these questions in our article.

Legislative regulation of the issue

The issue of providing discounts on trains is regulated by the following: laws of the Russian Federation:

  • Federal Law “On Education”, which provides for the possibility of using railway transport using a discount;
  • Federal Law “On Veterans” indicating the right to free travel on commuter trains;
  • Federal law on the provision of social benefits for certain categories of the population.

It is worth noting that most of the bills on this issue provide at the regional level, since it is local governments that make the decision to allocate this type of state support for “local” beneficiaries.

Who is eligible for benefits?

Not all pensioners in our country can use the train for free.

Beneficiaries are:

Amount of assistance and modes of transport

In addition, you have the right to free (no more than 2 times a year) travel on any type of railway transport in both directions to undergo a medical course of treatment or rehabilitation.

On international trains it is possible buy tickets at half price.

As for regional beneficiaries, their discount is determined depending on their region of residence.

How to get

To be able to purchase tickets with a 100% discount on train travel, you must have such list of documentation:

Regional features

Let's consider the provision of benefits in various regions of our country.

Moscow

In the capital, only other categories of citizens equal to them can use free travel. Mandatory additional criteria include: need for permanent residence on the territory of the city.

Tickets can be issued after a Muscovite social card is presented. In the absence of this card, a ticket can be issued upon presentation of a passport and a document that can confirm the availability of rights to preferential travel, as well as a certificate of registration of a social card (the document has a validity period of 30 calendar days).

You can issue a round-trip ticket provided there is a direct trip to the capital. Moreover, the benefit applies to trains of all categories.

In addition, if necessary, registration tickets for interregional express trains You will also have to present a document that confirms your identity and benefits.

On directions by OJSC “CPPC” Since July 2014, it is possible to purchase non-cash tickets not only on the day of departure, but also in advance (up to 10 days).

In addition to all of the above, they can get a ticket completely free of charge. such categories:

  • citizens with status;
  • citizens who were recognized as victims during the period of political repression;
  • minor children under 16 years of age from ;
  • children from large families up to the age of majority, who are studying in educational institutions;
  • , including children who for some reason were left without the guardianship of biological parents (located in private or government institutions capitals intended for such minors).

Citizens retirement age who do not fit into the above categories must pay a ticket to full size. The exception is traveling by train in the Vladimir region in summer period year (from May to the end of September).

Moscow region

You can buy tickets with a 100% discount on regular trains to such categories of citizens:

  • labor veterans;
  • veterans of military service;
  • home front workers;
  • recognized as rehabilitated during the period of political repression.

Saint Petersburg

You can buy in St. Petersburg tickets with 85% discount only during a certain period of the year.

Orphans, including children who, due to various life circumstances, were left without the guardianship of biological parents and are studying in educational institutions of St. Petersburg, have every right receive a discount of 100% of the ticket price. Moreover, the rule applies throughout calendar year.

To use the discount needs to be prepared:

  • a pensioner's ID card or an electronic card “Unified Personalized Ticket”, which is installed in St. Petersburg with the required white fields filled in;
  • a passport or a document provided by a local registration office for residents of the Russian Federation without a permanent place of residence (should not be provided if there is a photo in the “Unified Personalized Ticket”).

It is possible to issue a discounted ticket for all routes on the day the train departs or in advance.

Leningrad region

Get the opportunity to use 85% discount citizens of retirement age and who are native residents of the Leningrad region have access throughout the entire calendar year.

Have the right to receive a discount citizens with a rank:

  • labor veteran;
  • home front worker;
  • rehabilitated or recognized as victims during the period of political repression.

For students and schoolchildren

Final amount of discount for this category of citizens depends on several factors:

  • where the train will go from;
  • what route?

Discount on travel is provided for the entire period educational process (valid from September to mid-June). The discount amount is 50% of the ticket price.

To be able to use the discount you must meet certain criteria:

Initially, you need to know that the benefit is regional, therefore not all students are entitled to it.

For example, in the Republic of Crimea, benefits are provided exclusively to students of this peninsula.

In other regions:

  • in the capital, discounted travel is prohibited only for part-time students;
  • in the Pskov region, all students have the right to use the discount until the end of the educational period (until the end of June);
  • Some regions even allow the possibility of using a discount on high-speed trains.

Design nuances

It is necessary to remember these nuances:

  • some regions use a preliminary form for issuing discounted travel (you need to issue a ticket 7 days before the trip);
  • a discount ticket can be issued using a student’s or student’s social card;
  • It is possible to purchase a monthly pass with a 50% discount.

For example, in the capital you can issue a ticket after presenting your Muscovite card.

For this reason, it is necessary to learn in advance about the intricacies of the process of purchasing a ticket at a discount at the railway ticket office in your region of residence. This is due to the fact that local governments may make any changes.

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According to statistics, more than 40% of Russian citizens use railway transport. For socially vulnerable groups of Russians, the state has provided benefits for electric trains: federal and regional.

Each region independently determines who to provide a discount, depending on the level of the local budget.

Features of preferential travel on trains

Benefits for travel on electric trains are provided at the local level, but regional authorities can only supplement the “federal” list of beneficiaries.

Preferential travel - purchasing or booking a free one-way or round-trip ticket on the basis of a special document;

  • at the station ticket office;
  • self-service terminal;
  • electric train.
A one-way ticket is valid for one day according to the date + one hour of the next day. If the passenger is also traveling “back”, it is valid for the next day. Weekends and holidays do not count. Reservations are made 10 days before the trip.

How to confirm benefits at the federal level

These include:

  • Veteran or disabled Great Patriotic War;
  • Hero of the USSR or Labor;
  • A former minor prisoner of fascism with and without an established disability;
  • Worked during wartime at facilities related to air defense, construction of airfields, defensive structures, or was a member of the crew of transport fleet ships;
  • Former liquidator of the Chernobyl accident;
  • Lived in besieged Leningrad.

You can confirm your right to privileges with the following documents: a certificate of a veteran of labor or WWII, a booklet of a Hero of the USSR or of labor, a certificate of a Chernobyl survivor. Based on them, the Pension Fund issues a certificate of social benefits within 10 days.

If a person wrote an application from September 1 to September 15, the privilege will be valid from September 1. An application filled out after September 15 and before September 30 entitles you to free travel on electric trains from October 1.

The application must be filled out in person or electronically on the state service portal. There are also multifunctional centers in every city that provide assistance with paperwork.

Privileges for federal beneficiaries

Benefits for travel on commuter electric trains can be established at both the federal and regional levels.

In order to receive a discount on travel on an electric train, you must have a document confirming the right to receive the privilege in the form of free travel.

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State support for people with disabilities


The following persons have a 100% railway discount from the state, regardless of place of residence:

  • Disabled war veterans;
  • Disabled people who childhood were captured by the Nazis;
  • Children and grandchildren of disabled people who died during hostilities;
  • Disabled people of the 3rd degree, disabled children and their accompanying persons.

A person with a permanent impairment of health or his parent, in addition to a disability pension, has the right to:

  • Apply for a social package from the Pension Fund, including privileges when using trains;
  • Refuse this service, replacing it with monetary compensation.

What confirms this benefit: for a minor - a certificate of disability, for an adult - a certificate of a disabled person of group 3.

Child with disabilities and his parent can travel free of charge to and from vacation. If the sanatorium will be provided in a few years, and the family lives in the province, it is not advisable to apply for this privilege.

Travel for military personnel

Based on a service ID and transport requirements, military personnel and their families can use railway transport free of charge.

Reasons for using the privilege:

  1. They go on a business trip (when transferred to a new duty station).
  2. They are sent to the place of rehabilitation leave.
  3. Move to another place of residence (in case of dismissal from service).

Soldiers have free travel to the place of additional leave conscript service and military cadets. Contract workers serving in the Far North, as well as in the Ural, Far Eastern and Siberian districts, travel free of charge to their main vacation place and return from there.

The military medical commission has the right to appoint an accompanying person to the military if his state of health so requires. Such a person also uses the train free of charge when accompanying a military person to treatment or home.

The transport requirement specifies the destination and arrival stations, the initials of the military man and his relatives, the type of carriage and the purpose of the trip.

Who else has the right to use free trains?

Suburban travel by rail is paid from the state treasury if passengers are:

  • Members of the Federation Council;
  • Deputies of the State Duma;
  • Persons who lived in Leningrad during the Siege;
  • Veterans of Labor;
  • Logistics officers who worked in military conditions for at least six months;
  • Citizens exposed to radiation during the Chernobyl accident;
  • Railway employees;
  • Citizens working in transport prosecutor's offices;
  • Private security guards on railway transport;
  • Victims during political depressions.

What is the basis for traveling at the expense of the state: ID of a member of Parliament, ID of a railway employee, ID of a Leningrad siege survivor, Hero of Labor book.

Railway discounts for pensioners in the regions


At the regional level, pensioners purchase tickets for free (central regions) or with a 50% discount. To do this, you must present: in Moscow and St. Petersburg - a social (transport card), in other regions - a pension certificate.

The transport card is issued by the authority social protection for 5 years based on an application, passport, pensioner’s ID and insurance policy.

Pensioners who do not use trains have the right to refuse preferential travel and receive additional money to their pension every month.

Until the summer of 2015, the privilege extended not only to commuter electric trains, but also to the Moscow metro. In 2019, underground trains are fully paid for by pensioners if they do not have federal benefits.

St. Petersburg pensioners are not required to pay for the metro. To do this, they need to present their passport and pensioner ID at the ticket office.

If a pensioner is registered in the Far North, he can apply to the Pension Fund once a year:

  1. For monetary compensation for a ticket purchased for a vacation trip.
  2. With an application for the provision of such a travel document at the expense of the local budget.
The money is paid every two years on the basis of a voucher to a sanatorium, rest home, tourist center or dispensary. Its size does not exceed the cost of a reserved seat carriage.

Regional support for students and schoolchildren


General condition for all subjects - reduced travel is limited to the season, i.e. Students only have the right to use it from the beginning of September to mid-June.

50% of the ticket price is paid by:

  1. Schoolchildren and boarding school students;
  2. Students of institutes and technical schools studying full-time;
  3. Cadets of military schools;
  4. Children from large families (registered in Moscow and under 16 years of age).

Documents for purchasing discounted train tickets: a certificate from school or a student ID, as well as an identity document. In the central regions, you can get a social card for your child, which will allow him to travel not only on trains, but also on the metro.

Instead of one-time trips, it is better to sign up for a monthly subscription. With it, when purchasing, you do not need to present your student documents every time.

Thus, in Russia, numerous categories have preferential travel. This kind social support significantly helps low-income groups.

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State in Russian Federation seeks to financially support vulnerable segments of the population by making sure that they have to pay less in cases where vital goods and services are purchased. Here, the transport benefit is no exception, helping disabled people, veterans and pensioners on commuter electric trains.

This year, so-called “federal” beneficiaries have the right to use it, and local authorities partially retain the opportunity to expand the list of those who are entitled to compensation.

The discount on travel on an electric train greatly helps students and schoolchildren who have to get to their place of study every day by suburban transport by rail.

Subtleties of material support from the state in the form of benefits for travel on trains

It must be borne in mind that the transport benefit is valid in one region and does not apply in another due to the division into levels for beneficiaries: federal and local. That is, a veteran, being a local beneficiary, may not receive a discount on railway travel in another city and pay for the ticket in full.

However, for pensioners, such a division does not apply - regardless of age, status and region of registration, this category receives transport or monetary compensation of their choice.

The decision to provide discounts on rail travel for school and student tickets is also left to the discretion of local authorities - in some regions it is planned to completely cancel or replace them.

IN Lately State budget expenditures go to cover discounted travel for 60 million citizens of various categories, where 2 billion rubles are allocated specifically to compensate for the costs of Russian Railways for transporting beneficiaries: pensioners, disabled people, students and schoolchildren.

Benefits from the state for travel on commuter trains for everyone

These include:

  • People who have a disability group due to health reasons and since childhood;
  • Accompanying a child or disabled adult;
  • Siege survivors, veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War, together with family members and close relatives (after the death of a deceased participant, their right is retained);
  • All categories and military actions;
  • who fell into them at a young age;
  • and persons included in them.

The benefit is a full discount when issuing a ticket at the box office, where the document is issued one way or with a return on the next day. In the regions, the beneficiary purchases it before the train departs, and in the capital it is allowed to book travel a week before the trip through services.

Pupil and student benefits for travel on electric trains

The size of the discount that will be provided to your child who is in school or student depends on the region where the railway station is located from where the commuter train departs and its route. The period during which a schoolchild or student can take advantage of the benefit is limited academic year in most establishments - from September 1 to June 15.


To pay only half the fare, the child must fall within the parameters, on the basis of which compensation is paid to Russian Railways from the budget for the transportation of certain categories of passengers:

  • The child must be over seven years old;
  • A student or schoolchild must study full-time at a school, technical college or university;
  • At the ticket office, the beneficiary must present a student ID or a certificate from the place of study.

It must be borne in mind that the discount on travel is provided by regional authorities, therefore it is subject to exceptions:

  • In the recently annexed Crimea, only Crimeans can use the right of preferential travel for pupils and students;
  • For capital trains, the discount is valid only for full-time students;
  • In Pskov and its region you can travel on student and student trains until the end of June;
  • In some republics and regions, a student will have to pay the full price for a ticket on a fast train.

Alternatively, the discount applies to season tickets and can be issued to social cards. However, it is necessary to take into account in which region the beneficiary lives - some do not provide this opportunity to their own citizens, since much depends on local authorities and the ability of the budget to allocate funds to this or that category of citizens. This service is valid, including for those receiving a pension, if the right to benefit is not monetized (a voluntary refusal in favor of payment of a cash benefit is not written).

What needs to be done to apply for a discount on travel on electric trains?

To take advantage of the assistance due by law from the state, the beneficiary must present it at the ticket office for the sale of tickets for commuter trains the following certificates (one or more):

  • Veteran or order book for participants of the Second World War, labor veterans, heroes of the USSR and;
  • Social card of a resident of Moscow and the Moscow region;
  • Deputy ID;
  • A document from the Pension Fund confirming the right to receive benefits;
  • Student or student ID card, social card;
  • Service documents for Russian Railways employees;
  • Document requirement for military and police officers.


Along with these documents or certificates, the beneficiary presents a passport or birth certificate (for schoolchildren under 14 years of age). When a benefit is provided for a disabled person and his accompanying person, the cashier is shown the passports of both passengers.

Today, most regions, despite economic events, continue to support the benefit, and in some republics and regions the list of people who can enjoy a discount on travel has been expanded to include low-income people.

In Russia, according to statistics, almost forty percent of the population uses railway transport. Preferential travel is the booking or purchase of tickets on the basis of a special document. The right to it is granted by federal law, which may be supplemented by regional acts.

Who is eligible

Benefits allow socially vulnerable segments of the population to save on paying for services. Travel on commuter trains was no exception.

Regardless of place of residence, according to federal law, certain categories of citizens can enjoy a 100% discount on travel:

  • disabled people, participants of the Great Patriotic War;
  • family members of a deceased WWII participant and combat veterans;
  • juvenile prisoners of concentration camps;
  • residents of besieged Leningrad;
  • persons affected by political repression;
  • combat veterans;
  • disabled since childhood, first, second and third groups;
  • a disabled child with an accompanying person, a disabled child of the first group with an accompanying person;
  • heroes of the Soviet Union;
  • labor veterans;
  • victims of man-made and radiation disasters.

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Persons also enjoy the right to free travel on railway transport if they are:

  • State Duma deputies;
  • members of the Federation Council;
  • railway employees;
  • security guards on railway transport;
  • employees of transport prosecutor's offices;

In the regions, provided that the local budget can cover the carrier’s expenses, the authorities can provide subsidies to other persons, for example, schoolchildren, students in secondary vocational and higher educational institutions, pensioners, large or low-income families.

The benefit for free travel may also have a time frame. For example, in some regions of the Federation, pensioners can use it from the end of April to the end of October, and students for the period from September to May.

In this way, the authorities are trying to reduce costs for people when they most often use commuter rail transport.

Which ones are required?

To purchase a discount ticket, you must present a document confirming your right to it. It can be a certificate of a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, a certificate of a disabled person, a certificate of a labor veteran and others.

Schoolchildren and students

In many regions a fifty percent discount is provided for them. From five to seven years old, a child is entitled to a child ticket. After seven, students are given a discount, as well as full-time students of primary, secondary and higher education. vocational education, cadets of military schools.

The duration of the preference may vary. It always starts on the first of September, and the end depends on the region: the end of May, mid or end of June.

In some regions, the availability of benefits depends on the student’s place of residence, place of study, and route. In others, these factors have no significance. For example, in Moscow, full-time students from all Russian cities enjoy preference, but in Crimea, only students from local universities.

They buy tickets using student certificates and student ID cards. For those who travel frequently, instead of purchasing tickets for one-time trips, it is more convenient to purchase a monthly subscription.

Pensioners

Some regions provide discounts on train travel for pensioners. Somewhere they can buy tickets for free, somewhere with a 50 percent discount.

In St. Petersburg and Moscow, this requires a transport card (issued for five years), in other territories - a pension certificate.

For pensioners who do not use commuter electric trains, it is possible to issue a waiver of this type of benefit and receive monthly financial compensation in return.

Disabled people

Basically, they receive a 100% discount on trips, regardless of place of residence, if the child has a disability certificate and an adult has a disability certificate.

Children with disabilities and adults of the first group can be accompanied on trips free of charge by one accompanying person.

Military personnel

Military personnel: conscripts, contract soldiers, military cadets, based on transport requirements and service identification, can travel by rail for free.

How to apply

A free ticket can be purchased at the station ticket office, on a commuter train, or in the terminal. It will be valid for twenty-five hours from the date of purchase, excluding weekends and holidays.

Booking is allowed ten days before the intended trip (check with your region of residence).

To receive benefits, a document confirming their basis is required. It is different for each category of beneficiaries.

In many Russian cities there are transport cards that any recipient can purchase. Unlike social travel tickets, the card is issued once, and then you only need to top up the balance. Money can be deposited into it at Sberbank terminals, at the post office or at the Soyuzpechat kiosk.

The transport card contains the owner's details and cannot be passed on to other persons. Therefore, you should have an identification document on the train.

You can apply for this card at the multifunctional center. This convenient way, as it allows you to avoid queues. After collection necessary documents You should arrive at the nearest organization, take a ticket and wait. To reduce waiting time, you can sign up at the MFC online or by phone.

Then you will need to write an application. A center employee will check the documents and issue a receipt confirming their receipt.

The production of a transport card can take up to one month. After the time has elapsed, the applicant will be notified of its readiness by telephone. He can also track readiness on the website.

You can visit the social security authorities or the pension fund (for pensioners), where they also deal with registration travel benefits. In some regions, the right to do this via the Internet is granted. Mainly through the Public Services Portal - gosuslugi.ru.

Step by step order actions:

  1. Register as a user. Log in to your personal account.

  2. Select “education”, then the social card service.

  3. Fill out an application for its registration: personal and passport data, reasons. Answer the questions.
  4. Upload photos, scans of birth certificates, passports.
  5. Send. Then receive the card in the manner specified in the application.
  6. After receiving the card, it should be activated in special terminals, via the Internet, at the MFC. Without this, it will not function.

    What documents will be needed

    Citizens may need the following documents to obtain a card:

  • passport or birth certificate of the beneficiary;
  • for students: student card with confirmation of full-time study;
  • for schoolchildren: certificate from school;
  • documents, certificates, certificates confirming the existence of grounds for using the benefit;
  • medical policy.

Can they refuse?

In some cases, citizens may be denied benefits on suburban transport. For example, if the beneficiary does not have a document confirming the right to free travel. Then the person, even in wheelchair, you will have to pay the full price for the ticket.

The issuance of a transport card may be refused in the following cases:

  • the applicant provided false information;
  • the required document was not provided;
  • the applicant has no basis for receiving benefits in this region;
  • the document confirming the right to the benefit has expired;
  • the citizen already has a transport card in his name or it is currently being issued;
  • if an application for monetization of benefits has been written, and the citizen receives a cash benefit.

If a person has everything in order with his documents, and by law he has the right to benefits when traveling by rail, he cannot be denied preferences. Otherwise, this is a reason to contact the prosecutor's office.

The list of categories of the population entitled to preferential travel on suburban transport may be supplemented by regional authorities. The size of the discount also depends on the region of residence. Benefits are provided mainly to socially vulnerable citizens, and the possibility of free travel is a great help for them, helping to save the family budget.

Currently, due to the difficult economic situation in the country, prices for food, basic necessities and medicines are rising. Energy prices are increasing and this all affects the cost of travel on public transport. Salaries and pensions remained at the same level and it is very difficult to survive in such conditions, without saving your money. To help yourself during this difficult period, you need to learn about your benefits and take advantage of them. In this article we will talk about benefits for pensioners on travel on trains and other public transport.

To take advantage of travel benefits, you need to present a certain application to the pension fund employee (a sample form, such an application can be obtained there), a passport and a pension certificate.

After all the bureaucratic procedures, a pensioner who was able to go through all this can count on these benefits:

  • travel by train (free)
  • travel (free, round trip) to the hospital or similar facility where he will receive appropriate treatment. (exception: rest)

With the second option, there is a choice between any intercity mode of transport: bus, railway, water transport.

If you don’t want to go anywhere or there is no such need, you should request compensation for this service.

Compensation from the state and regions

It is not uncommon that when reaching a destination, you have to do a large number of transfers or even change the mode of transport. In such conditions, you need to take a free ticket or buy a travel pass. When purchasing tickets at your own expense, you need to save them, because... the cost of tickets will be reimbursed. Such travel benefits are allocated from the federal budget. Based on their budget, regional officials are accredited to allocate certain amounts for these needs.

Social benefits at the federal level, including transport, are provided in the form of one-time payments.

Every month the following types of pensioners are entitled to benefits:

The people listed above can receive one-time free round trip tickets on the same day of travel. The free return ticket will be valid until 23:59 the next day. The person responsible for transporting citizens can extend the return ticket.

Beneficiaries can book train tickets several days in advance. The number of days of reservation is determined by local authorities. For example, in St. Petersburg and nearby regions you can book tickets 7 days in advance.

Tickets can be purchased on the electric train if there is no place to sell tickets at the departure station. For privileged categories of citizens, tickets are issued free of charge.

Who is entitled to discounts on train travel in 2019?

At the federal level, the following list of persons can take advantage of discounted travel on public transport:

  • disabled children;
  • veterans and citizens who became disabled during the Second World War;
  • victims of fascism.

And also in most regions of Russia, the following citizens can travel for free on public transport and trains:

  • pensioners;
  • secondary school students;
  • full-time students.

Benefits for citizens included in the list above are determined by the city authorities of a particular region.

Justification for the right to free train tickets

To buy a ticket at a reduced rate or free of charge, you must present a document indicating that you are entitled to these benefits and a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Pensioners must show a pension certificate, students - a student card, etc. In Moscow you can present a social security card. protection, and do not show your passport.

In Moscow, the following citizens can take advantage of discounted travel on electric trains:

Free tickets on trains may be introduced for a while. For example, in the Leningrad region, pensioners can travel on electric trains with a 90% discount within their region from April 27 to October 30. This measure was created in order to reduce the financial burden on citizens of retirement age during the warm summer season.

Benefits in city public transport

People with appropriate rights determined by the state can travel free of charge in public urban transport. Another part of the population can do this if the budget of the local region is so large that it can easily cover the travel expenses of its citizens.

Not all pensioners can enjoy benefits and this depends on the specific region. For example, in Rostov-on-Don this privilege is given only to disabled people and WWII veterans. And in St. Petersburg, on the contrary, orphans and children who have no parents are added to the list above.

In accordance with the travel rules, a citizen entitled to a discounted ride on the train must show a passport and a document proving his right to free travel.

Benefits for travel on public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2019

In Moscow, in June 2016, a law was passed that does not give the right to preferential travel to such types of citizens as: military pensioners and labor veterans whose place of residence is outside the city of Moscow.

The initiative in this matter was defended by United Russia, while members of other parties were against this law. Despite all the controversy surrounding this law, it was finally adopted and came into force in August 2016. According to experts, after the implementation of this law, it was possible to reduce costs by 2.3 billion rubles. But officials who disagree with this law claim that transport costs have increased for almost 1.3 million Russian residents. Because The center of the Moscow region is the city of Moscow and residents of the region constantly travel to Moscow to satisfy their needs. Many pensioners work in Moscow and they need to travel to their place of work, making several transfers and spending a considerable amount of personal funds on this.

Free travel on public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region can be used by the following persons:

Low-income residents who need to visit hospitals in Moscow for the treatment of dangerous diseases can count on compensation for their travel on public transport in Moscow. In order to receive a travel subsidy, you need to come to the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Moscow and bring documents confirming the cost of travel (tickets, travel cards), as well as a certificate from the hospital where you were treated.

The amount of compensation per person can range from 400 to 6,000 rubles.

Pensioners living within the region can ride electric trains for free when traveling on the Moscow Ring Road.

Free travel on electric trains in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, from April 27 to October 31, a 90% discount on travel on electric trains is available to the following categories of citizens:

Orphans and children whose parents are deprived parental rights who are students educational institutions in the city of St. Petersburg and full-time students under 23 years of age studying in the city of St. Petersburg can travel on electric trains for free all year round.

For pensioners, you need to show the following documents:

  • “Unified personal ticket” or pension certificate;
  • Passport or a document replacing it (if the “Unified Personalized Ticket” contains a photo, then a passport is not needed).

The free ticket is valid on all routes and is issued the day before the trip or on the same day.

Free travel on electric trains in the Leningrad region

For pensioners living in the Leningrad region, there is an 85% discount on travel on an electric train, regardless of the time of year, i.e. Always.
Citizens living in the Leningrad region and corresponding to the following list can buy a ticket at any time with an 89% discount.

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