  Armenia testing new and modern electric train (video)  October 18, 2017 - 12:55 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A completely new and modern electric train has reached Armenia from Russia. The train is comfortable for everyone, including for people with physical disabilities as it is equipped with elevators for passengers using wheelchairs to climb and come down of cars. The electric train has two cars and 129 comfortable seats, ventilation, sterilization, fire protection systems, emergency exit windows and information screens. The electric multiple unit is currently being tested to find out its suitability to the Armenian terrain and the railroads, as well as the technical peculiarities of infrastructures. Also, conductors will attend training courses. The final tests will reveal the amount of cars and seats necessary to operate in Armenia. According to initial plans, a similar multiple unit is expected to hit the Armenian roads in early 2018.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
