The project will allow for switching the excess train traffic from the Babayevo — Volkhovstory — Mga line towards the ports of the Gulf of Finland over to the Mga — Sonkovo — Dmitrov line and for ensuring the required throughput capacity of these lines, and it can become a “backup” for this line if necessary.
For JSC Russian Railways, the Mga — Sonkovo — Dmitrov main line is one of the essential projects which links the country centre with the North-Western Region.
The project is divided in III stages. The first one provides for increase of the line’s throughput capacity to 14 pairs of transit trains per day, the second one — increase of train length to 71 conventional rail cars with throughput capacity increase to 23 pairs, the third one — construction of a continuous second track.
JSC Lengiprotrans carried out design works for development stage I and obtained positive conclusions of 19 facilities, the construction of which has already been completed. Main design solutions for development stage II were completed. At present, as part of development stage II, the institute is developing design documentation for renovation of major stations such as Savelovo, Budogoshch, Khvoinaya (stage 2), construction of second main tracks at Kirishi — Pchevzha, Vodogon — Nebolchi, Ovinische-1 — Krasny Kholm hauls and renovation of eight artificial structures.
