- published: 07 Feb 2012
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Elektrichka (Russian: электричка, Ukrainian: електри́чка, elektrychka) is a Soviet and post-Soviet commuter (regional) mostly suburban electrical multiple unit passenger train. Elektrichkas are widespread in Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the former Soviet Union, 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, most of them electric. The first elektrichka ran on July 6, 1926 along the Baku–Sabunchi line in Soviet Azerbaijan. Also urban (intra-city) gorodskaya elektrichkas and airport's aeroexpresses exists in few cities of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus.
"Elektrichka" was initially a colloquial abbreviation for elektropoyezd (Russian: электропо́езд, Ukrainian: електропо́їзд, електропотяг), the official term for electrical multiple unit passenger train in respective languages. However, it is gradually becoming part of the official trademark names. For instance, the new intra-city train service in Kiev is officially called "elektrychka" in Ukrainian. The popular Internet search engine Yandex officially uses Russian "elektrichka" in its branded online schedule services Yandex.Raspisaniya and Yandex.Elektrichki.
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