"Russia" is a themed train with tigers and leopards painted on the side of the carriages.
Russian Railways runs a joint project with the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organisations (ANO) Siberian Tiger Centre and Far Eastern Leopard, which aims to draw attention to the need for animal protection.
The "Russia" train was not chosen by chance. It runs from Moscow to Russia's Pacific coast and Primorye Territory, which is the natural habitat of the Amur tiger and Amur leopard.
The train will arrive in Vladivostok on 25 September 2016, the Day of the Tiger, which is celebrated annually in the capital city of Primorye.
The train will continue running with its special design in 2017, which has been declared the Year of Ecology in Russia.
In addition, anyone will be able to take part in a special project "Photo Hunt for the Amur tiger and Far Eastern leopard," which will take place from 19 to 25 September 2016.
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to take pictures of the "Russia" train en route with its depictions of tigers and leopards on the carriages.
Photographers must publish their works on public resources and send the links by e-mail to MiroshnikovaEA@fpc.ru with the reference "Фотоохота" ("PhotoHunt").
The best photos will be hung in the carriages of the "Russia" train with the name of the photographers.
In 2016, the "Russia" service is celebrating its 50th anniversary after carrying its first passengers on 30 September 1966.
The train runs on the longest railway passenger line in the world which passes through the territory of a single country. The line is over 9,000 km.
During its 50 years of service, the "Russia" remains an iconic train for Russian Railways.
Passengers travelling on Russia's main train can study our country's geography, for the line runs through 11 provinces, 5 territories, one autonomous region and one republic and crosses 16 major rivers from the Volga to the Amur and Ussuri.
During the travel time of 144 hours and 10 minutes from Moscow to Vladivostok and 145 hours and 59 minutes from Vladivostok to Moscow, the train crosses seven time zones and several climatic regions.
Source: Russian Railways