In many forums, passengers after buying tickets often ask questions about what is written in the "class of service" column. Most often there are the following inscriptions: 1C, 2E, 1YO, 2T and others.
What does the 2T service class mean?
In order to improve the services provided and to improve the quality of service in long-distance trains, the system of classification of luxury cars is applied in the Russian Federation. This classification was put into effect by the decree of Russian Railways No. 537r dated 20.03.2008 (Edited on 17.02.2010) "On the classification of passenger cars of increased comfort and requirements for the provision of paid service for passengers in luxury cars".
According to this classification car class 2T is a car with four-seater individual compartments . In other words, it is called basic. Food and linen are included in the list of services provided in wagons of class 2T.
Catering in wagons of the 2T service category
Passengers in class 2T cars are provided with two meals a day: hot and cold. The range of hot meals includes a minimum of 3 dishes. Hot dishes are offered from the menu offered by the dining car. The guide can make a food order, a coupon, which passengers receive when they board the car. It should be noted that the dishes can be ordered with delivery in a compartment, which is an undoubted advantage.
Throughout the route, passengers are offered mineral water - 0.5 liters, hot tea (black or green "Lipton Viking"), instant black coffee, hot chocolate , sugar, cream, lemon and sauce. All this is issued at the request of the traveler and is included in the price of the fare ticket.
The assortment list of cold food includes yogurt or other sour-milk product, cheese, sausage, chocolate. Changes are constantly made to this list.
Meals are provided in compact lunch boxes, the kit also includes disposable appliances and napkins.
Service in a car of a corporate class of service 2ΠΆ
Each passenger is also offered a set of periodicals, which is hermetically packed. In each compartment there is an LCD monitor, which broadcasts artistic or documentary films. Headphones are provided at the request of the passenger, the kit includes disposable ear pads.
The upgraded underwear set also includes an extended set of sanitary supplies: disposable and wet napkins, disposable razor, comb, toothpaste and brush, wadded disks and sticks, disposable slippers, wet napkin and shoe horn.
For charging mobile devices in each compartment there is a socket with a voltage of 220 V, which can be used at any time of the day.
When forming the cost of travel in 2T cars, "dynamic pricing" is used, according to which the ticket price will increase as demand increases and the number of vacancies decreases. The price change is possible in case the offer on lower tariffs appears on the market. The sale of railway tickets for class 2T service can be carried out until the departure of the train.
The trip in a 2T car is undoubtedly very convenient. You feel almost at home, and this is important. It is especially important to feel comfortable when traveling long distances. This is the reason for calculating cars class 2T.