Rules for granting benefits for travel on electric trains. Benefits for school students on Russian Railways tickets Benefits for schoolchildren on the train this year

Muscovites entitled to preferential travel use a Muscovite card. Residents of the Moscow region who have the right to free travel on Moscow public transport use a social card for a resident of the Moscow region.

Holders of a Muscovite card for a privileged person can take advantage of the right to free travel, and students and students, if they have the appropriate card, can purchase preferential travel tickets without a travel limit for travel on public transport in Moscow with a validity of 1 and 3 months. To travel on commuter trains, schoolchildren and students can issue one-time travel documents with a 50% discount; in addition, students can issue discounted train tickets valid for 1 month.

Muscovite card holders who have the right to free travel on public transport can also travel for free on commuter trains.

2. Who can take advantage of the right to free travel without a Muscovite card?

Without using a Muscovite card, the following people can use public transport in Moscow for free:

  • heroes of the Soviet Union, heroes of the Russian Federation, heroes of Socialist Labor and full holders of the Order of Glory and Labor Glory of three degrees, who are not residents of Moscow and the Moscow region (you need to get a ticket at the box office upon presentation of a supporting document);
  • children under seven years old (no ticket required);
  • members of the Moscow People's Squad upon presentation of a travel document for a member of the Moscow City Squad.

3. Which Muscovites can use public transport for free?

The following have the right to free travel on public transport using a Muscovite card:

  • disabled people of groups I, II, III;
  • pensioners who do not belong to other preferential categories, as well as people of pre-retirement age (women who have reached 55 years of age and men who have reached 60 years of age);
  • parent of a disabled person from childhood studying in educational institutions under the age of 23;
  • persons accompanying disabled people of group I (or with III degree of disability) and disabled children under the age of 18;
  • citizens awarded the signs “Honorary Donor of the USSR”, “Honorary Donor of Russia” and “Honorary Donor of Moscow”;
  • children from families with 3 or more children until each child reaches the age of 16 years (students of a general education institution implementing general education programs - 18) years;
  • orphans, children left without parental care, as well as persons from among orphans and children left without parental care, who have the right to free travel on public public transport in accordance with the law;
  • one of the parents of a family with three or more children until the youngest child reaches the age of 16 (for students of an educational institution implementing general education programs - 18) years;
  • guardian (trustee), foster parent raising an orphan or a child without parental care under the age of 18;
  • foster care provider for a child in need of government support;
  • foster parents who have accepted older and (or) disabled children under a foster family agreement and are participating in a pilot project for property support for such families - for the period of participation in the project;
  • persons who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense facilities, in the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, in front-line sections of railways and automobiles roads; crew members of transport fleet ships interned at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
  • combat veterans who have the right to free travel on public public transport in accordance with the law;
  • family members of deceased (deceased) war invalids, participants of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of military personnel, private and commanding officers of internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, institutions and bodies of the penal system and state security bodies who died in the line of duty duties of military service (official duties), family members of military personnel who died in captivity, recognized in the prescribed manner as missing in action in the area of ​​​​combat operations, since the exclusion of these military personnel from the list of military units, family members of persons killed in the Great Patriotic War from among the personnel self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased hospital workers in the city of Leningrad;
  • citizens who have suffered as a result of exposure to radiation, specified in paragraph 11 of part 2 of article 3 of the Moscow City Law of November 3, 2004 No. 70 “On measures of social support for certain categories of residents of the city of Moscow”, who have the right to free travel on public public transport in accordance with the law;
  • home front workers;
  • labor veterans and persons equivalent to them, as of December 31, 2004;
  • rehabilitated persons who were subjected to unjustified political repression;
  • citizens recognized as victims of political repression;
  • participants in the defense of Moscow;
  • participants in the prevention of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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4. How to use a Muscovite card to travel by train?

Muscovites who have Muscovite cards and belong to one of the following categories can travel for free on commuter trains:

  • honorary donors from Moscow, Russia or the USSR;
  • pensioners who do not have other benefits that would provide social support for travel on commuter trains, as well as people of pre-retirement age (women who have reached 55 years of age and men who have reached 60 years of age);
  • parents or legal representatives of disabled children;
  • one of the parents of a disabled person from childhood receiving secondary vocational or higher education - until he reaches 23 years of age;
  • one of the parents of a large family;
  • one of the guardians, trustees, foster parents, foster carers raising an orphan or a child without parental care under the age of 18;
  • adoptive parents recognized as participants The pilot project is carried out in accordance with the Decree of the Moscow Government of January 23, 2014 No. 8-PP “On conducting a pilot project in the city of Moscow for property support for families who have accepted older children and (or) disabled children under foster care agreements” during the period of participation in the specified pilot project.">pilot project on property support for families who have accepted older children and (or) disabled children under foster care agreements;
  • disabled people of the Great Patriotic War and disabled combat veterans;
  • former minor prisoners of fascism, recognized or not recognized as disabled;
  • participants of the Great Patriotic War;
  • combat veterans who have the right to free travel on public public transport in accordance with the law;
  • military personnel who served in military units, institutions, military educational institutions that were not part of the active army, in the period from June 22, 1941 to September 3, 1945 for at least 6 months, military personnel awarded orders and medals of the USSR for service in specified period;
  • citizens awarded the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
  • citizens who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense, in the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, in front-line sections of railways and automobiles roads; crew members of transport fleet ships interned at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
  • family members of fallen (deceased) disabled war veterans, participants in the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of citizens killed in the Great Patriotic War, from among the personnel of self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased hospital workers the city of Leningrad;
  • disabled people;
  • disabled children;
  • persons accompanying disabled people of group 1 and disabled children;
  • citizens exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Semipalatinsk test site, and categories of citizens equivalent to them;
  • children raised in families of citizens recognized as participants in a pilot project for property support for families who have accepted older children and (or) disabled children under foster care agreements;
  • home front workers;
  • labor veterans and persons equivalent to them;
  • rehabilitated persons and citizens recognized as victims of political repression;
  • children from large families under the age of 16, as well as students in educational institutions implementing general education programs - up to 18 years;
  • orphans and children left without parental care.
">other beneficiaries.

Please note: although the ride is free, a ticket is also issued for it. To get a free ticket for travel on the train for the first time, go to the suburban ticket office of the railway station and present your Muscovite card - information about the free ride will be recorded on it.

After this, free tickets can be issued both at the box office and at ticket machines.

For free travel, only one-time round-trip or round-trip tickets can be issued.

5. Which residents of the Moscow region can use public transport for free?

The following have the right to free travel on public transport using a social card for residents of the Moscow region:

  • disabled people with disability groups I, II, III;
  • disabled children under 18 years of age;
  • parents and other legal representatives of disabled children under 18 years of age;
  • children receiving a survivor's pension;
  • persons accompanying disabled people with disability group I, or disabled children under the age of 18;
  • children from large families;
  • persons awarded the sign “Honorary Donor of the USSR” or “Honorary Donor of Russia”;
  • one of the parents of a large family, which includes a child under 7 years of age;
  • legal representative of a child under 7 years of age from a large family;
  • disabled people of the Great Patriotic War and disabled combat veterans;
  • participants of the Great Patriotic War;
  • persons who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense facilities, in the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, in front-line sections of railways and automobiles roads, crew members of transport fleet ships interned at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
  • persons awarded the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
  • combat veterans who had the right to free travel on public public transport before January 1, 2005;
  • family members of deceased (deceased) war invalids, participants of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of military personnel, private and commanding officers of internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, institutions and bodies of the penal system and state security bodies who died in the line of duty duties of military service (official duties), family members of military personnel who died in captivity, recognized in accordance with the established procedure as missing in action in the area of ​​​​combat operations, since the exclusion of these military personnel from the lists of military units, family members of persons killed in the Great Patriotic War from among the personnel self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased hospital workers in the city of Leningrad;
  • former minor prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos, and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War;
  • citizens affected by radiation who had the right to free travel on public public transport before January 1, 2005;
  • persons who worked in the rear during the period from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945 for at least six months, excluding the period of work in the temporarily occupied territories of the USSR, or who were awarded orders or medals of the USSR for selfless labor during the Great Patriotic War;
  • rehabilitated persons;
  • persons recognized as victims of political repression.
">other beneficiaries.

6. How to use the right to free travel for a beneficiary?

If you are entitled to discounted travel on public transport, but do not yet have a Muscovite card, you need to submit an application to any of the “My Documents” government service centers. Since the production of the card takes several weeks, and you already have the right to free travel, upon acceptance of the package of documents you will be given a temporary unified social ticket for travel on public transport in Moscow, which will be valid for 30 days.

This temporary ticket works in the same way as a Muscovite card: to get into the metro or ground transportation, you just need to touch it to the turnstile.

However, to travel on commuter trains while you are issuing a card, you will need a certificate, on the basis of which cashiers of commuter passenger companies issue cash-free train tickets. You can get a certificate at the public services center “My Documents”

You can register a ticket:

  • at the kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Moscow Metro";
  • in kiosks and ticket machines of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans";
  • through self-service terminals of Eleksnet OJSC and Moscow Credit Bank PJSC (24 hours a day).

Travel on commuter trains with a 50% discount can be used from September 1 to June 15 upon presentation of a student card to the ticket office.

Note! To use a Muscovite card for travel, you must have a student card with you and present it when paying for travel on the metro and ground public transport as a document confirming the right to travel on preferential terms.

8. What to do if a Muscovite card does not work in the metro or on ground transport?

For children and teenagers aged 10 to 17 years. Thanks to this program, the 50 percent discount for schoolchildren on tickets on long-distance trains that exists throughout the entire academic year is actually extended for three summer months. However, another benefit is no less popular - for commuter trains, or electric trains. With regard to this benefit, everything turns out to be somewhat more complicated. What benefits exist for schoolchildren to purchase train tickets in 2018, especially the provision of benefits for commuter trains to schoolchildren in various regions of Russia.

How are benefits established for schoolchildren on train travel?

Russian Railways does not establish such benefits centrally. Suburban service is even legally under the jurisdiction of other organizations - regional commuter passenger companies. In total, there are more than 20 such companies in Russia.

Benefits are also financed at the regional level - by the authorities of each individual region, republic, territory, etc.

In 2010, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution in which regional authorities were recommended to finance commuter benefits for schoolchildren and full-time students.

The resolution states that the benefit is given to schoolchildren over 7 years of age. There is no upper age limit specified. Both schoolchildren and students who study full-time at any educational institution can use the benefit while they are receiving their education.

If regional authorities agree to finance discounted train travel for schoolchildren and students, they must adhere to the recommendations of the federal government. These recommendations indicate that:

  • the benefit for commuter electric trains for schoolchildren and students looks like 50% discount from the ticket price,
  • the period of validity of such a benefit is from September 1 to June 15, during the academic year and exams.

Thus, regions cannot set a benefit of less than 50 percent and cannot introduce a shorter benefit period.

In which regions of Russia is there a discount for schoolchildren and students on electric trains in 2018?

The following table contains information about which Russian regions and which categories of students (schoolchildren, undergraduates and graduate students) are entitled to discounts on train travel in 2018. The table is current at the beginning of summer, and with the beginning of the next academic year it may change somewhat if regional authorities in certain cases decide to cancel or, conversely, introduce commuter benefits for local schoolchildren and students.

Region of the Russian Federation Student categories
Altai region Schoolchildren, students
Amur region Schoolchildren, students
Arhangelsk region Schoolchildren, students
Astrakhan region Schoolchildren, students
Belgorod region Schoolchildren, students
Bryansk region Schoolchildren, students
Vladimir region
Volgograd region Schoolchildren, students
Voronezh region Schoolchildren, students
Jewish Autonomous Region Schoolchildren, students
Transbaikal region Schoolchildren, students
Ivanovo region Schoolchildren, students
Irkutsk region Schoolchildren, students
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Schoolchildren, students
Kaliningrad region Schoolchildren, students
Kaluga region Schoolchildren, students, graduate students
Kemerovo region Schoolchildren, students
Kirov region Schoolchildren, students
Kostroma region Schoolchildren, students
Krasnodar region Schoolchildren, students
Krasnoyarsk region Schoolchildren, students
Kurgan region Schoolchildren, students
Kursk region Schoolchildren, students
Leningrad region Schoolchildren, students
Lipetsk region Schoolchildren, students
Moscow Schoolchildren, students
Moscow region Schoolchildren, students
Murmansk region Schoolchildren, students
Nizhny Novgorod Region Schoolchildren, students
Novosibirsk region Schoolchildren, students
Omsk region Schoolchildren, students
Orenburg region Schoolchildren, students
Oryol Region Schoolchildren, students
Penza region Schoolchildren, students
Perm region Schoolchildren, students
Pskov region Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Adygea Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Bashkortostan Schoolchildren, students
The Republic of Dagestan Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Karelia Schoolchildren, students
Komi Republic Schoolchildren, students
Mari El Republic Schoolchildren, students
The Republic of Mordovia Schoolchildren, students
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Tatarstan Schoolchildren, students
Republic of Udmurtia Schoolchildren, students
The Republic of Khakassia Schoolchildren, students
Chuvash Republic Schoolchildren, students
Rostov region Schoolchildren, students
Ryazan Oblast Schoolchildren, students
Samara Region Schoolchildren, students
Saint Petersburg Schoolchildren, students
Saratov region Schoolchildren, students
Sakhalin region Schoolchildren, students
Sverdlovsk region Schoolchildren, students
Smolensk region Schoolchildren, students
Stavropol region Schoolchildren, students
Tambov Region schoolchildren, students
Tomsk region Students
Tula region Schoolchildren, students
Tyumen region Schoolchildren, students
Ulyanovsk region Schoolchildren, students
Khabarovsk region Schoolchildren, students
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Schoolchildren, students
Chelyabinsk region Schoolchildren, students
Yaroslavl region Schoolchildren, students

The state provides benefits for schoolchildren on train tickets in 2018. It consists of providing a discount when purchasing a ticket for long- and short-distance trains. But you can take advantage of the benefit if certain conditions are met.

When can I carry it for free?

Children under 5 years of age are entitled to free travel without the provision of a separate sleeping place. But this does not relieve parents from the need to purchase a ticket. It is issued when purchasing a ticket for an adult, subject to presentation of the birth certificate of a small family member.

Parents can only carry one child free of charge. The second and subsequent trips will have to be paid at current rates, regardless of the fact that passengers are under 5 years of age. But not at full price, but with a discount provided for a child aged 5 to 10 years

Benefits for children aged 5 to 10 years

Children aged 5 to 10 can only travel on trains if accompanied by an adult. The ticket must be purchased separately, but at a discount. It ranges from 35% to 65% depending on the class of train and the selected carriage.

The discount applies to trips within the country. If you travel to the CIS, tariffs may differ. But in any case, there are benefits for children, so parents do not have to pay the full cost of a ticket to transport small family members.

You can purchase a child ticket at the station ticket office after presenting your birth certificate. Purchasing is also available when making a reservation online. But in this case, the travel voucher is only included with an adult - it is worth taking this point into account when planning a group trip.


Persons under 10 years of age travel free of charge in luxury class carriages on domestic trains. But they will have to share one place with their mother or father.

Benefits for schoolchildren on the train

School benefits apply to the purchase of tickets for trips on the “swallow” (train). They are determined by regional authorities and depend on the policies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In most regions, schoolchildren receive a 50% discount on ticket purchases. The benefit is valid from September 1 to June 15 (in some areas until June 30).

Features of the benefit:

  • in some regions, schoolchildren pay for train tickets at full price (for example, in the Tver region);
  • may apply both to all schoolchildren and to persons with registration in a certain region (for example, in Crimea, a discount is provided only to local residents, and in Moscow - regardless of the region of registration);
  • in some regions you can purchase a monthly subscription with a 50% discount.

To receive the benefit, you will need to provide a certificate from the school. Children over 7 years old can ride the train without adult supervision within the region.

The relevance of the benefit remains questionable among the federal authorities. It is planned to cancel it due to the lack of demand for electric trains. Many regions want to abandon this type of railway transport.

For trips on Sapsan

Since 2016, Russian Railways has introduced a new tariff schedule for schoolchildren and students. Children aged 10 to 21 years old can receive a 30% discount on the cost of a pass for the Sapsan high-speed trains. The tariff is valid from September 1 to May 31 inclusive.


The Junior fare applies to the purchase of tickets for economy, economy+ and business class carriages. You can purchase tickets at the station ticket office and on the official Russian Railways website.

For long distance trains

Federal legislation provides for a benefit for schoolchildren on train tickets in the form of a 50% discount. It has several features:

  • valid from September 1 to June 15;
  • applies to schoolchildren over 10 years of age (up to this age, parents buy a child’s ticket);
  • To receive the benefit, you need a certificate confirming your student status;
  • the certificate must be with you at the time of purchasing the ticket and for the entire period of the trip;
  • if the passenger is already 14 years old, then together with the certificate he must present a statement that determines the right to the benefit;
  • Children over 14 years of age are required to present a passport.

In summer the benefit is not valid. This is due to the fact that many people attempt to deceive station employees by passing off their child as a student after graduating from school.

Summer discounts


Since 2016, parents can buy a ticket for their child on long-distance trains not only during school. For two years in a row, Russian Railways has provided a 50% discount on travel costs for children aged 10 to 17 years. The promotion is valid from June 1 to August 31.

The purpose of introducing this action was to increase the number of children on vacation. Since traveling long distances greatly strains the budget of parents, many refuse to take a joint vacation. Thanks to a special “summer” benefit, schoolchildren and students can pay only half the cost of the trip.

Advice. You can take advantage of the discount by actually purchasing tickets at the station or by pre-booking 60 days in advance. To do this, when placing an order, you must indicate the age of the child.

A special feature of the promotion is that there is no need to present a school certificate. To receive a discount, the child (parent) only needs to show a birth certificate or passport.

The promotion was valid in 2016 and 2017. It is now projected to be extended until 2019.

How to use the benefit

To purchase a school ticket at a discount, you must complete a number of steps:

  1. Obtain a student's certificate for travel on the train. If the child is already 14 years old (or will be on the date of travel), then an additional certificate of entitlement to benefits at the educational institution is issued.
  2. At the checkout, present the student's birth certificate (passport) and a certificate.
  3. Save the certificates until the end of the trip - they will be requested by the train conductors.

The certificate is drawn up by the school director according to the sample and has a unified form containing information:

  • Full name and date of birth of the student;
  • Full name of the school director;
  • details of the educational institution;
  • the essence of the certificate (it is indicated that the applied child is studying at school);
  • seal and signature of the director.

The certificate is valid for one academic year. But in some cases, the station may require a fresh document received no more than a month ago. This information should be clarified in advance.


Forecasts for 2018

In 2018, no changes are predicted in the provision of benefits for school-age children. Parents will also receive a 65% and 50% discount for a child under 10 years old and a schoolchild, respectively.

The “Summer Holidays” promotion, which provides a discount during the summer to all minor citizens, is also planned to be launched before the holiday season.

According to analytical data, the “summer” rate significantly increases the number of schoolchildren traveling. According to forecasts, during the period from June 1 to August 31, 2018, over 500 thousand teenagers and children will use the Russian Railways service.

Parents of schoolchildren are entitled to the privilege of providing a discount of up to 65% on the purchase of train tickets. There are several different tariffs: for electric trains, long-distance trains, high-speed trains. A reduction in the cost of a travel pass is provided for each of the listed types of transport. To reduce the price, you will need to provide a certificate from the educational institution and an identification document of the small passenger.

Over the years, school students have had the opportunity to take advantage of various benefits provided by the state. The year 2017 is no exception. This year, schoolchildren are also provided with a variety of discounts and benefits so that they have the opportunity to receive a decent education and choose their specialty in the future. To assess the level of state care for the younger generation, let's take a closer look at what benefits schoolchildren have and what is needed to take advantage of them.

Discounts on train tickets

All students of Russian schools have the right to discounted travel, that is, the cost of train tickets for schoolchildren is lower than the regular price. However, in order to get a discount and buy train tickets at a low cost, you must follow a number of rules. Firstly, students between the ages of ten and fourteen must provide a school or college certificate to receive travel benefits. If a teenager aged 14 years or older wants to take advantage of the discount, then together with a certificate he must provide a document confirming his right to do so.
These rules apply only during school hours, that is, from the first of September to the fifteenth of June. To buy a Russian Railways ticket at a discount in the summer, a student needs to pay fifty percent of the cost of a regular ticket. Discounted travel is not provided to students during the summer. This measure is forced. Previously, the discount was provided to schoolchildren all year round, but there were many cases of attempts to deceive Russian Railways employees - teenagers who had already graduated from school tried to buy train tickets at a discount or even travel for free.

What do you need to receive benefits?

Russian schoolchildren have the right to discounted travel on all types of public transport, be it buses, metro or trains. Between the ages of seven and ten, it is not difficult for students to get a discount on travel. But after ten years, schoolchildren are subject to special conditions for receiving a discount. To buy tickets in Moscow, Astrakhan, Volgograd or any other city at a discounted price, the student must provide Russian Railways employees with the following documents:

  • Passport (or other identity document);
  • Student certificate from the educational institution;
  • For students over fourteen years of age - a statement with a note indicating that the student has the right to receive the appropriate benefit.

To prevent attempts to deceive Russian Railways employees, a certain format has been introduced that the certificate provided by the student must comply with. The student document must contain the following:

  • Seal of the educational institution;
  • Full name of the student;
  • Signature of the responsible person (usually the school principal or his deputy);
  • Details of the educational institution and legal address.

Upon provision of the specified documentation and its compliance with the established format, the student has the opportunity to buy Russian Railways tickets at a special price determined by the standards for this year.

Read more about how to get a train ticket for a child.

Interesting information about benefits for schoolchildren for the current year

In 2016, schoolchildren had the right to enjoy benefits when purchasing tickets for all types of railway transport, including electric trains. But many experts agreed that this is not entirely advisable, since many regions are now inclined to decide to abandon this type of transport altogether. Therefore, it is still unknown whether schoolchildren will enjoy benefits for travel on electric trains this year. But it is obvious that students will be able to purchase tickets for long-distance trains at the usual low cost.
Please note that schoolchildren can only take advantage of discounted fares on standard long-distance trains. No types of discounts or benefits for students apply to trains and luxury carriages.

What other discounts can students of schools and other educational institutions expect?

In accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation, students of schools, colleges and other educational institutions have the right to use all the benefits provided by the state to this category of persons. In addition to the reduced cost of train tickets, students have discounts on all types of ground public transport, with the exception of taxis. There is also a discount on air travel for schoolchildren under the age of fourteen. To receive discounts on air tickets and ground transportation, school and college students must provide all the documents listed above.
As for food benefits in educational institutions, there have been some changes. Previously, students in grades 1-11 were eligible to receive free meals. This year, only primary school students are eligible to use this benefit. Students in grades 5-11 cannot benefit from free meals.
However, all schoolchildren, regardless of age, have the right to buy discounted tickets to theaters and museums, as well as other cultural and educational institutions, regardless of whether they are commercial or public.

In the summer I constantly travel on commuter trains - both fast and regular. As a pensioner without benefits, I have to pay for travel. I heard that from August 1, all capital pensioners will be able to travel on electric trains for free. Is this true and who exactly is entitled to this benefit?

Irina Dmitrieva. South-Eastern district.

As explained in the capital's mayor's office, previously only some beneficiaries could count on this help. Now the list of those who are allowed to travel on electric trains without paying has been expanded (see below).

Let us remind you that beneficiaries in the capital and Moscow region can also travel for free on ground public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region, that is, on buses, trolleybuses, trams, as well as on the Moscow metro and monorail.

In addition, by decision of the leadership of the Moscow region, from September 1, 2018, a new benefit will appear for all residents of the Moscow region aged 60 years and older. They will be given free travel in Moscow on public transport. This benefit will affect about 1.4 million people.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS

Free travel on electric trains in Moscow and the Moscow region from August 1, 2018 is valid for the following residents of Moscow and the Moscow region:

Pensioners who do not have benefits;

Honorary donors of the USSR, Russia and Moscow;

One of the parents of a large family;

Guardian, foster parent raising an orphan child, foster carer for a child in need of government support;

Parents, legal representatives of disabled children under the age of 18;

One of the parents of a disabled child under 23 years of age, if the child is receiving vocational education;

Parents or legal representatives of disabled people from childhood during their education until they reach the age of 23;

Adoptive parents recognized as participants in a pilot project for property support for families who have adopted older or disabled children;

Heroes of the USSR and Russia;

Heroes of Labor;

Disabled people of the Great Patriotic War, combat operations and other disabled people;

Participants of the Great Patriotic War, military operations;

Citizens accompanying disabled people;

Home front workers;

Rehabilitated citizens;

Pensioners from among labor veterans and military service veterans;

Children from large families;

Orphans and children left without parental care;

Children affected by radiation.

In addition, from September 1 to June 15 inclusive, schoolchildren and students can buy a one-time train ticket with a 50 percent discount. To do this, students need to show at the ticket office one of the valid documents to choose from - a student ID card, a Muscovite student social card (SCM) or an individual plastic card (IPC). And schoolchildren will need a social card with a valid benefit.

YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO BUY A TICKET

All discount passengers are required to obtain a ticket from a ticket office or ticket machine, even if travel is free. Otherwise, the cashier-controller on the train will be required to issue such a ticket with a fee of 100 rubles.

To receive a one-time free ticket in one or both directions, you need to show at the ticket office a social card of a Muscovite or a resident of the Moscow region with a valid benefit. But first, the social card must be recoded at the ticket office at any Moscow station or at any of the ten stations in the Moscow region - Mytishchi, Sergiev Posad, Zheleznodorozhnaya, Domodedovo, Lyubertsy, Podolsk, Nara, Odintsovo, Pavshino, Lobnya. In addition, special counters for recoding social cards will be installed at all metro stations in the capital, where there is an entrance from railway stations. And from August 15, this can be done at all railway stations with ticket offices. It will be enough to come to any large station and carry out the required procedure in a few seconds.

If for some reason you don’t have your social card with you, then at the box office to get a discounted free ticket you will need:

Identity document, such as a passport;

A document confirming the right to the benefit;

Certificate from the Social Security Administration.

ATTENTION!

For beneficiaries in Moscow and the Moscow region, there are some restrictions on travel on public transport. You cannot pass:

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