Lastochka trains with 5 carriages will continue transporting passengers on the Sochi - Rosa Khutor route (6 pairs of trains a day) and the Tuapse - Olimpiysky Park ( 6 pairs a day), starting on December 20, 2014, Yuga.ru reports.
They will continue serving Russian Railways until they are transferred to Kuban Express-Prigorod.
Lastochka trains were put into commission on March 20, 2014. About 1.5 billion rubles were lost by Russian Railways as a result of price regulations.
Lastochka trains were to be deactivated in Sochi on December 20. In late September, 13 trains were stopped in Sochi, 33 more in October, 12 on December 1.
