On August 1 the first passenger train departed Moscow for Simferopol, Crimea, following the route which bypasses the Ukrainian territory. It was carrying about 200 people, or 50% of its total capacity.
© RIA Novosti . Yuriy Lashov / Go to the mediabankThe train ferry "Annenkov" with the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train on board, at Port Kavkaz.
The train ferry "Annenkov" with the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train on board, at Port Kavkaz.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill Kallinikov / Go to the mediabankA passenger on the platform near the train that started daily service on the route Moscow - Simferopol through the Kerch ferry passage, from August 1.
A passenger on the platform near the train that started daily service on the route Moscow - Simferopol through the Kerch ferry passage, from August 1.
© RIA Novosti . Yuriy Lashov / Go to the mediabankUnloading of the train ferry "Annenkov" carrying the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train, at Port Krym.
Unloading of the train ferry "Annenkov" carrying the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train, at Port Krym.
© RIA Novosti . Kirill Kallinikov / Go to the mediabankPassengers inside the train that started daily service on the route Moscow - Simferopol through the Kerch ferry passage, from August 1.
Passengers inside the train that started daily service on the route Moscow - Simferopol through the Kerch ferry passage, from August 1.
© RIA Novosti . Yuriy Lashov / Go to the mediabankSimferopol-to-Moscow train passengers disembark the ferry "Olimpiada" at Port Krym.
Simferopol-to-Moscow train passengers disembark the ferry "Olimpiada" at Port Krym.
© RIA Novosti . Yuriy Lashov / Go to the mediabankUnloading of the train ferry "Annenkov" carrying the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train, at Port Krym.
Unloading of the train ferry "Annenkov" carrying the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train, at Port Krym.
© RIA Novosti . Yuriy Lashov / Go to the mediabankThe train ferry "Annenkov" carries the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train from Port Kavkaz to Port Krym.
The train ferry "Annenkov" carries the coaches of a Simferopol-to-Moscow train from Port Kavkaz to Port Krym.
© RIA Novosti . Anton Kruglov / Go to the mediabankA woman in the train which will depart from Simferopol to Moscow and bypass Ukraine.
A woman in the train which will depart from Simferopol to Moscow and bypass Ukraine.