Works on modernization of railway line from Kazan railway station to international airport “Kazan” will start on May, 15. Such information was announced today at a working meeting on issue of organizing intermodal transportation held by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov. Head of Gorky railways Anatoli Lesun, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin also took part in the event.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed that according to the project passengers of “air express” will spend 20 minutes only to get from railway station to the airport in 2013. Local trains will cover the same route for 35 minutes.

President of Tatarstan reminded that a principal decision about organization of intermodal transportations between the city and airport was made on May, 5 in 2010 by RF Premier Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Kazan on issues of preparation for Universiade 2013. Now the project is being financed. JSC “Russian railways” allocates funds for modernization of railway line. “Republican authorities are responsible for creating conditions for realization of the project in time”, - Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized.

Also republican and municipal authorities should enrich adjacent territory and provide traffic of local trains which are to be launched on modernized line.