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Elektrichka (Russian: электричка, IPA: [əlʲɪkˈtrʲitɕkə]; Ukrainian: електричка, romanized: elektrychka, IPA: [eleˈktrɪtʃkɐ]) is a Soviet and Eastern bloc commuter (regional) mostly suburban electrical multiple unit passenger train. Elektrichkas are widespread in Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the former Warsaw Pact presenting a socially vital mode of transportation. In 2007, 4085 commuter trains a day (in each direction) were running on the Russian Railways network alone,[1] most of them electric. The first elektrichka train started running on July 6, 1926, along the Baku–Sabunchi line in Soviet Azerbaijan.[2] Also urban (intra-city) gorodskaya elektrichkas and airport's aeroexpresses exist in a few cities of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
- ^ Генеральная схема развития московского железнодорожного узла [The master plan for the development of the Moscow railway hub] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Yelena Leontieva (6 July 2005). "78 Years Ago the First Elektrichka Came Along". Zdp.ru. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.