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The construction of a railway branch that is supposed to connect Novokoltsovsky with Koltsovo Airport has been suspended. Without support from the federal center and a decision from Russian Railways to proceed with the project, they cannot start implementation, said Nikolai Morgunov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Sverdlovsk Region.
— We constantly keep the project on the agenda, discussing it with federal authorities: the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Construction. For now, we cannot say that there is a decision on funding allocation, Morgunov was quoted by Ura.Ru.
Let us remind you that in 2024, Russian Railways completed a feasibility study for investments (FS) for the project. The documentation was prepared for submission to the government of the Russian Federation for a decision on funding allocation. The costs were estimated at more than 100 billion rubles. In October 2025, the Infrastructure Development Committee of the Legislative Assembly recommended the parties to continue working. At that time, Deputy Head of the Sverdlovsk Railway Alexey Grebenkin confirmed that support from the federal budget is necessary for the implementation of this costly project. Earlier, a transport expert stated the impossibility of constructing an above-ground metro in Yekaterinburg.
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The authorities have postponed the construction of the above-ground metro to the airport in Yekaterinburg.
The construction of the railway line that is supposed to connect Novokoltsovsky with Koltsovo Airport has been suspended. Without support from the federal center and a decision from Russian Railways to start the implementation of the project, they cannot proceed, said Nikolai Morgunov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Sverdlovsk Region.