Discount ticket is a travel document issued at a reduced cost. The procedure and conditions for providing benefits are determined by the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Preferential travel documents are issued only at the request of the passenger, upon presentation by the passenger of documents confirming the right to preferential travel.

Please note: All discount passengers are required to issue a ticket at the box office or ticket machine, even if the ticket price is zero . Otherwise, the cashier-controller on the train will be required to issue a ticket with a fee of 100 rubles, or the privileged passenger will be required to issue a ticket at the destination station at the exit ticket office or ticket machine with a fee of 200 rubles.

Who is eligible for discounted travel?

What documents does a beneficiary need to issue a ticket?

The documents required to issue a discount ticket may vary depending on the category of the benefit and the region providing the benefit. In most cases, two documents will be sufficient:

• identification document;
• document confirming the right to the benefit.

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Who is entitled to free travel for an accompanying person?

The following have the right to free travel for an accompanying person (travel with a disabled person):

• Disabled people of group I, as well as citizens recognized in accordance with the established procedure before 01/01/2010 as disabled people of group II and III, having limited ability for work of the third degree (until the next examination),
• Disabled children.

Where can I get a travel document for Express with a seat?

Is it possible to buy a discount ticket in the mobile application?

Where can I find out about available benefits for traveling on electric trains?

Which trains offer a discounted single ticket for students?

What type of season ticket can a student get?

On which trains is the student pass valid?

The student pass is valid on regular commuter trains (trains of category 6000).

In express trains (trains of the 7000th category) both without the provision of seats (REX, Sputnik) and with the provision of seats, the subscription for students is not valid.

What does a student need to apply for a discounted subscription?

Where can I get a student membership?

Students from which regions can purchase a discounted ticket?

Do children have benefits?

On commuter trains without seats (both regular and express), a passenger has the right to transport free of charge children under 5 years of age, as well as children aged 5 to 7 years paying at the child fare.

How much does a student ticket cost?

In different regions, schoolchildren may be issued different types of travel documents at different prices.

According to existing agreements in the territory Moscow, Moscow, Tula, Kursk and Bryansk regions, students of general education organizations (schoolchildren) are provided with a discount on tariffs for suburban rail travel in the form 50% discount from the current tariff.

Schoolchildren and students represent a separate category of persons entitled to receive certain benefits and payments. In particular, schoolchildren include children who undergo the learning process in a general education institution that has state accreditation.

In turn, students are teenagers undergoing training at the next educational level - at a secondary specialized institution or university.

Mandatory conditions for obtaining the status of a student or schoolchild are:

• official enrollment in an educational institution;
• completion of training, presence in classes, periodic certification of the student.

Federal benefits for schoolchildren in 2019

The leadership of each region is obliged to comply with federal regulations that guarantee the provision of certain services to schoolchildren.

Benefits for schoolchildren are expressed as:

• providing discounts on travel on public, city and suburban transport;
• issuing teaching aids free of charge;
• issuing free food vouchers for children from low-income families;
• rights to visit cultural institutions at a discount;
• free services in medical institutions;
• the possibility of obtaining vouchers to health and sanatorium institutions;
• providing school uniforms and necessary stationery for children from low-income families.

The assignment of each benefit occurs at the time of submission of documents confirming the teenager’s right to assistance, in particular a certificate stating that the child is studying at school.

Federal benefits for students in 2019

Travel benefits for schoolchildren and students

The law provides for travel benefits for schoolchildren and students on public transport.

Students of universities and colleges receiving full-time education are entitled to 50% discount for travel on suburban routes for the entire academic year, that is from September 1 to June 15.

For children over 10 years old students studying at a school educational institution are entitled to a discount of in the amount of 50% for travel on all types of public transport, including general and reserved seat carriages, as well as on long-distance trains within the country.

The discount is provided during the periods:

• from the beginning of January to the end of May;
• from the beginning of September to the end of December.

Additionally, schoolchildren are entitled to a benefit in the form of a 50% discount for travel on branded and fast passenger trains. To purchase such a travel pass, the student must present a student certificate.

Pervosentyabrsky capital

On August 21, 2019, Boris Chernyshov, who is the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, sent Tatyana Golikova a proposal to introduce a new measure to support families with children. It will concern those citizens whose children go to school.

According to the deputy, every year families spend impressive sums to prepare their children for the first of September. On average, citizens spend 11.4 thousand rubles to collect funds. This amount is added up as the arithmetic average of the cost of stationery, school and sports uniforms, and shoes. Chernyshov emphasized that in the regions such an amount can greatly hit the family budget, so the state should provide financial assistance to such families.

If the initiative is approved, the benefit will be called “Pervosetyabrsky capital”. To whom the funds will be paid and in what amount is still unknown.

Regional benefits for schoolchildren and students

A number of regions have established a separate procedure for providing benefits and other support measures. For example, in Kurgan Schoolchildren are given special coupons for free travel on public transport. The same opportunity is provided to students studying full-time.

IN Anadyr Free travel is also provided for schoolchildren and students. Additional benefits are given to students of universities and secondary specialized institutions in the form of increased scholarships for certain categories, as well as for those students who serve under contract in the military or law enforcement agencies not less than 3 years.

Management Arkhangelsk region provides students with benefits such as free travel, the provision of educational aids, provision of food for children and low-income families in the school canteen, and deferment from conscription service.

An example on the topic of benefits for schoolchildren and students

Maria is studying part-time at a university for the first year. She pays for training herself, working full-time officially. Considering the by no means small cost of study ( 57 thousand rubles per year), Maria contacted the faculty dean’s office for advice, where she learned that it was possible to apply for a tax deduction for education.

The local tax office explained to the girl that the tax deduction applies to taxpayers who pay for their own education. To request a refund of part of the funds, you must meet the following criteria:

• study full-time;
• pay a personal income tax rate of 13% from wages;
• have an income less than 350,000 rubles during the reporting period ().

In addition, a personal income tax declaration-3 and a personal income tax certificate-2 are submitted to the tax service, which indicates all the payer’s income for the reporting period. If the income of an individual exceeds the amount of 350 thousand, then the social deduction will be suspended from the month when the increase in finances was recorded.

Having no legal or economic education, Maria turned to an accountant friend for help, who helped prepare tax returns. After submitting the necessary documents, the girl received a tax deduction in the amount of 7410 rubles(13% of 57,000 rubles).

It is worth considering that if you are already receiving a deduction under any government program, then you will have to choose in favor of one deduction. A citizen cannot receive more than one social deduction ( Article 218 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

Conclusion

As a result, several conclusions can be drawn:

1. Students in secondary educational institutions, as well as universities and colleges are called schoolchildren and students. This category of citizens has the right to receive a number of benefits and discounts.
2. School students can receive assistance upon presentation of an official certificate. Benefits include discounts on travel, hospital visits, food vouchers and uniforms. Schoolchildren are provided with free study guides.
3. Benefits for students are expressed in the form of discounts on travel by transport, on meals, visits to sanatoriums, cultural institutions - theaters, museums, exhibitions, and also a deferment from conscription service. To receive a discount you must present a student ID.
4. A special procedure is provided for discounts on travel for schoolchildren and students. The right is given only for study time.
5. Each region has its own procedure for providing discounts, and in the Moscow region a special social card is provided for students, which can be used as a travel ticket, discount card or banking tool.

The most popular questions and answers regarding benefits for schoolchildren and students

Question: Hello, I am a university student. I'm studying full-time two years already. Until now I have not used any benefits. Tell me if I have right to free train travel and can I get a free voucher for a trip to a sanatorium in the summer? What discounts are available when visiting cinemas and theaters? Can benefits that I have not used in the previous two years be added?

Answer: Hello. According to you, as a full-time student, you are entitled to discounts for:

• traveling by train;
• visiting cultural institutions;
• receiving a voucher to a sanatorium.

In this case, we are talking only about providing a discount, and not about a free measure of social support. Its size can be from 10 to 50%. Based on this provision, you can receive a train ticket with the discount that is established in your region of residence. As for the trip to the sanatorium, the price of the tour, if at all, is reduced, it will be only slightly, usually no more than 10%.

When visiting cultural institutions (the entire list is also specified in the law), the discount is assigned by decision of the organizers and can be up to 50% of the ticket price. Each benefit is provided on the basis of a student card and additional certificates. If you have such documents, then you have every right to use all types of assistance.

The benefit can only be used from the moment you apply for it; it will be provided only from the current moment.

This section lists the most common benefits. The full list of benefits can be found at the ticket offices at the station, or at the unified information and service center of JSC Russian Railways. Call 8-800-775-00-00 (calls from Russia are free, except for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol).

List of citizens entitled to receive state social assistance in the form of a set of social services:

• disabled people;
• disabled children;
• accompanying a disabled person of group 1 or a disabled child;
• disabled war veterans;
• participants of the Great Patriotic War;
• combat veterans from among the persons specified in subparagraphs 1-4 of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Federal Law “On Veterans”;
• military personnel who served in military units, institutions, military educational institutions that were not part of the active army, in the period from 06.22.41 to 09.03.45 for at least 6 months, military personnel awarded orders or medals of the USSR for service during the specified period;
• persons awarded the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
• persons who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense, construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear boundaries of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, on front-line sections of railways and highways , as well as crew members of transport fleet ships integrated at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
• family members of fallen (deceased) disabled war veterans, participants of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of persons killed in the Great Patriotic War from among the personnel of self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased hospital workers and city clinics Leningrad;
• former minor prisoners of fascism;
• persons exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as a result of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site and categories of citizens equivalent to them.

The specified categories of citizens are issued one-time non-cash tickets in the “there” or “round-trip” direction on the day of the trip. For return travel, the ticket is valid until the end of the next day. The carrier has the right to extend the validity of a return travel document (for example, until Monday inclusive if the ticket was purchased on Friday or Saturday).

Sometimes advance ticketing is possible. Thus, in St. Petersburg and surrounding areas (at the training ground of OJSC SZ PPK), registration begins 7 days in advance. In the Moscow region, at many stations at the testing site of JSC TsPPK, registration begins 10 days in advance.

To issue a ticket you need to present to the cashier:

• an identification document (for example, a passport or military ID, for a child under 14 years old - a birth certificate);
• document confirming preferential status;
• a certificate of the right to receive a social service in the form of free travel by rail in suburban traffic (the sample certificate was approved by Resolution of the Board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation dated November 2, 2006 N 261p).

For residents of Moscow and the Moscow region at stations from which there is a direct connection to Moscow, a cash-free ticket is issued on a social card. Presentation of a passport is not required (except for interregional express trains with assigned seats and Aeroexpress trains).

Please note that after replacing the card with a new one, there were cases of the card not working. In this regard, if you have never used a social card to travel by train, we recommend that you have a full set of documents confirming your preferential status.

At many stations, issuing a cash-free ticket for a social card is possible not only at the box office, but also at ticket machines. We recommend using this opportunity to save your time.

An accompanying person with a disabled person of group 1 or a disabled child can issue a cash-free ticket only at the ticket office upon presentation of a passport. When issuing a ticket, a disabled person must be nearby. Traveling with an accompanying person using a non-cash ticket is only possible when accompanied by a disabled person.

If for some reason you were unable to issue a ticket at the ticket office (for example, there is no ticket office at the station), you can issue a ticket on the train. If there is no ticket office or machine at the departure station, the ticket on the train is issued free of charge; in other cases, a fee may be charged.

Refers to regional benefits. The procedure for providing benefits depends on which constituent entity of the Russian Federation the departure station belongs to, as well as on the travel route.

The benefit is provided to students and pupils of general education institutions over 7 years of age (from 5 years to the age of 7, a child ticket is issued), full-time students of educational institutions of primary vocational, secondary vocational and higher vocational education.

In the Pskov region, the benefit is valid until June 30 inclusive (and not until June 15, as in other regions).

In the Tver, Novgorod and Vologda regions, on the trains of JSC Aeroexpress and JSC Interregional PPK, as well as on fast commuter trains in some regions, the benefit is not provided for schoolchildren and students.

In some regions, the benefit is provided regardless of the place of residence, place of study of students, or route. In some regions, the presence (absence) of benefits depends on these factors.

Thus, in Moscow and the region, benefits are provided to all Russian full-time students. On the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the benefit is provided only to students of Crimean universities.

Reduced travel is issued on the basis of student certificates and student cards (student tickets) for full-time education on the day of the trip.

In some regions, it is possible to pre-register a discounted ticket. For example, in the Leningrad region (5 days).

It is also possible to issue a ticket for the “Student Social Card” or “Student Social Card” (for the Moscow region). In Moscow and the Moscow region, the benefit is provided regardless of the place of residence of the student (pupil) and the location of the educational institution from the station (stop) where the ticket is purchased to any station (stop) to which there is a direct connection. In some cases, it is possible to issue tickets for transfer routes.

When issuing a ticket within the city of Moscow, a discount on one-time round-trip and round-trip tickets is provided for all commuter trains, with the exception of Aeroexpress trains. When issuing a ticket in the Moscow region, the benefit is provided only for commuter trains numbered 6000 (i.e., for regular electric trains).

It is also possible for students to obtain a daily monthly subscription with a 50% discount to or from a station located in Moscow. Registration is carried out on a Muscovite social card for a student, and in its absence - on an individual plastic card (IPC).

As of the beginning of 2015, the issuance of certain types of season tickets with a 50% discount for students is also possible in such regions as Tula, Bryansk, Kursk, Pskov, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo regions.

For schoolchildren and students, preferential subscriptions are issued in such regions as: St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, Mari El, Bashkortostan, Adygea; Voronezh, Lipetsk, Belgorod, Tambov, Penza, Kursk (on the trains of the PPK Chernozemye), Saratov (on the trains of the PPK Chernozemye), Sverdlovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirov regions, Krasnodar Territory (on the trains of OJSC Kuban Express Suburban).

In the Republic of Karelia, the discount for schoolchildren and students, in addition to one-time tickets, applies only to weekend tickets for 1 month.

In the Vladimir region, at the training ground of JSC VVPPC, one-time and discount passes are issued to schoolchildren, students and graduate students living in the region.

In the Moscow, Leningrad, Tver, Kaluga, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, and Irkutsk regions, the issuance of preferential season tickets is not provided for on Saratov PPK trains.

In Moscow, postgraduate students and residents studying full-time also have benefits. The purchase of discounted tickets for these categories of citizens is possible only in the city of Moscow.

Moscow

In Moscow, residents of Moscow who are pensioners, as well as a number of other categories of citizens (see below), have the right to purchase single tickets with a 100% discount for all categories of commuter trains.

Non-cash tickets are issued upon presentation of a Muscovite social card. If the social card is being processed, the ticket is issued upon presentation of a passport, temporary travel ticket and a certificate stating that the card is being processed (valid for 30 days from the date of issue).

Ticketing is possible from (to) stations from which there is a direct connection to Moscow. In some cases, it is possible to issue cash-free tickets for transfer routes.

The discount is valid on trains of all categories. When purchasing a ticket for interregional express trains and Aeroexpress trains, you must also present an identification document. On the routes of JSC TSPPK and JSC MT PPK, since the end of July 2014, issuing cash-free tickets for regional beneficiaries in Moscow is possible not only on the day of the trip, but also in advance (up to 10 days).

Residents of Moscow also have the right to issue cash-free tickets:

• labor veterans and persons equivalent to them (receiving an old-age pension);
• home front workers;
• children from large families under the age of 16, as well as students in educational institutions implementing general education programs up to 18 years of age;
• orphans and children left without parental care (staying in state and non-state institutions of the city of Moscow for orphans and children left without parental care, students of state educational institutions of the city of Moscow).

From August 1, 2018, the benefit of free travel is also provided to the following residents of Moscow:

• pensioners
• foster care provider for a child in need of government support;
• guardian (trustee), foster parent raising an orphan or a child without parental care under the age of 18;
• one of the parents of a family with three or more children until the youngest child reaches the age of 16 years (studying in an educational organization that implements educational programs of primary general education, basic general education, secondary general education - 18 years);
• citizens awarded the signs “Honorary Donor of the USSR”, “Honorary Donor of Russia”, “Honorary Donor of Moscow”;
• parent of a disabled person since childhood, studying in an organization that carries out educational activities in educational programs of secondary vocational education, bachelor's degree, master's programs - up to 23 years;
• parents and other legal representatives of disabled children under 18 years of age;
• participants in the prevention of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis;
• participants in the defense of Moscow;
• persons accompanying disabled people of the first group and disabled children under the age of 18.

Moscow region

Residents of the Moscow region have the right to purchase one-time tickets for electric trains numbered 6000 (regular electric trains) with a 100% discount on the ticket price:

• labor veterans;
• military veterans;
• home front workers;

From August 1, 2018, the benefit of free travel on trains numbered 6000 is also provided to the following categories:

• pensioners, whose pension is assigned in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• parent of a disabled person since childhood, studying full-time in basic educational programs in organizations engaged in educational activities - until he completes his studies, but no longer than until he reaches the age of 23;
• parent or legal representative of a disabled child;
• guardian (trustee), foster parent, foster carer raising an orphan or a child without parental care;
• one of the parents (single parent) of a large family;
• children, members of a large family under 18 years of age, studying full-time, in basic educational programs up to 23 years of age;
• persons awarded the sign “Honorary Donor of the USSR” or “Honorary Donor of Russia”.

Persons who have received the right to free travel since August 1, 2018 must recode it before their first trip. This can be done, for example, at a suburban ticket office.

On the Moscow Central Circle, benefits for pensioners (who have reached the age of 60) are provided from September 1, 2018.

Saint Petersburg

Residents of St. Petersburg have the right to purchase a ticket with a 100% discount from April 27, 2019:

• persons who have reached the age of 55 years for women and 60 years for men;
• pensioners;
• labor veterans;
• home front workers;
• rehabilitated persons and persons recognized as victims of political repression;

Orphans and children left without parental care, studying in educational institutions of St. Petersburg of all types and types, as well as persons from among them under the age of 23 years, studying full-time in educational institutions of St. Petersburg of all types and types are entitled to a 100% benefit year-round.

Members of large families, one or both of whose parents are citizens of the Russian Federation with a place of residence or stay in St. Petersburg, have a 90% benefit in the period from April 27 to October 31.

When issuing a discount ticket, a pensioner must present:

• pension certificate or electronic media “Unified personal ticket” of the standard established in St. Petersburg with filled in white fields;
• passport or certificate issued by the city registration office for citizens of the Russian Federation without a fixed place of residence (not required if there is a photograph on the “Unified Personalized Ticket”).

To receive age benefits (55 years for women and 60 years for men), it is enough to present a passport.

Discount tickets are issued for all routes (regardless of their passage through the territory of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation) on the day of the trip or on the day preceding the trip.

Leningrad region

The right to purchase a ticket with an 85% discount (only 15% of the ticket price is paid) is enjoyed year-round by pensioners - residents of the Leningrad region.

Residents of the Leningrad region can purchase tickets all year round with an 89% discount:

• labor veterans;
• home front workers;
• rehabilitated persons and persons recognized as victims of political repression.

What do you need to get a discount on free travel for children on the train? What benefits do railway companies provide for children?

As you know, railway vehicles are considered the safest, and it is really difficult to argue with this judgment, given that some old-style electric trains are still running and serving their purpose. For parents, this aspect plays a key role, because the health of the child, especially the infant, is above all else.

The cost is already fading into the background, which allows people of different ages to move freely, and those who are the youngest of them even open borders with affordable fares and many benefits. For example, a child can go to school by train using a school card.

For example, in the Russian Federation, a child can receive his first travel ticket only after he turns five years, and in Ukraine the need to purchase a ticket appears after six years old. Until the specified period, the child is given the right to free travel when availability of documents or a special ticket and accompanied by adults.

The cost aspect in this case for children over 5-6 years old is considered individually, but in most cases the average cost of a child ticket is 35% of the cost of an adult.

In order to obtain a travel document for children aged 5-6 years, you will need the child’s birth certificate and may need to fill out information forms at the railway station ticket office or go through the electronic registration of the child on the company’s website.

For children up to five years To travel for free, you need to get a special ticket at the station ticket office; it can also be issued if you have a birth certificate. The journey is usually difficult for such children, so you can also take a separate seat for them, the cost will be according to the “children’s” railway tariffs.

Children under 5 years old must be accompanied by parents

Until what age can you buy a child train ticket?

In the Russian Federation, after reaching 7 years of age, a child stops receiving preferences for travel in railway organizations and it becomes necessary to buy an adult ticket for the child. An adult ticket will have the same credentials, but will be significantly more expensive than before.

The price limit for an adult ticket for children can reach 100% of the cost, with the exception of certain conditions. It often happens that after a period of 5 to 7 years, children do not graduate from their educational institutions or, on the contrary, just enter them; in such cases, you can get a discount on the purchase of a ticket.

For schoolchildren and students in military schools or lyceums, discounts can reach 50% of the cost, and they are dated strictly according to the start and end dates of studies, for example from October 1 to May 15.

Rules for transporting children on trains

• As soon as children have crossed the entrance line to railway transport, they are assigned a mandatory guard in the form of parents, who in turn must provide additional security measures on the train.
• For one adult seat accompanying children under five years of age are allowed to take only one free child, this means that if you take two or three children on the trip, they will need to purchase separate tickets, which will be discounted based on child ticket prices.
• Documents that prove the identity and age of the child must be original or in the form of a copy certified by a notary.
• Children must be accompanied by their parents under seven years of age; the exception to the rule is the presence of documents certifying that the child is traveling on the route to an educational institution.

Benefits for children on train travel

In order to determine the amount of benefits received, the route of travel is taken into account, namely the starting point and destination. The student must meet the criteria, namely: be under seven years of age, study in a comprehensive school of primary, vocational or higher education level.

Limitations on the cost of tickets and their validity period are determined regionally, so the cost of travel in different parts of the country may differ, for example, in the Pskov region, the right to travel with an educational discount on tickets is valid until the end of June.

The number of benefits is determined by the regional administration, so you may encounter situations in which your application may be rejected; in such situations, you need to contact the city administration directly to resolve this issue. Moreover, the cost itself is strictly fixed and is not subject to differentiation by the station administration.

You can get a monthly train pass with a 50% discount - this procedure is not much different from the previous one. It is necessary to present documents from the place of education and the child’s birth certificate.

Does a 7 year old child need a train ticket?

In the Russian Federation, travel benefits are valid strictly until the specified period, that is, after a child reaches 7 years of age, benefits are removed from him and he is required to travel by rail at “adult” rates.

The child’s age is recorded at the moment he enters the carriage; no need to worry if you bought a ticket in advance and the child turns 7 years old during the trip.

In the CIS countries, different laws apply; in Ukraine, the cost of travel for children from 6 to 16 years old is equal to 75% of the cost of an adult ticket.

School train ticket

It is worth recalling that schoolchildren have special benefits for travel on public transport, for example, schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 years old can travel on electric trains, presenting a certificate from the school when boarding the carriages. In addition, the child may also be required to provide a document from the school certifying that the child is a student at a secondary school.

As for older children, not all teenagers who have reached the age of 14 can travel with a discount, but only those who study at military schools, in such cases they also need to show documents, but not a certificate, but a certificate of entitlement to benefits. Discounts in such situations adjacent to “Children’s”.

The document certifying the act of training must contain information about the applicant, his full name, details and location of the school, exact address, school number and date. The certificate must be certified by the official seal of the school and have the signature of the school director or manager.

example of an official school certificate

Video: “Children from 10 years old will be able to travel on the train independently”

Given the vast expanses of our country and the completely unbudgetary cost of air travel, parents are interested in the benefits of Russian Railways for schoolchildren. Some children from the Moscow region study in prestigious educational institutions in the capital, and intercity travel is sometimes more convenient by train than by car. In this material we will tell you what benefits school students enjoy, how they apply for them, and how they are expressed in numbers.

Types of benefits

It’s worth starting with the fact that, with a few exceptions, Russian Railways itself does not independently establish benefits for schoolchildren. All preferences provided to minors are compensated from the regional budget.

• trains;
• "Peregrine Falcons";
• long distance trains.

By train

When considering benefits for the train, it is worth highlighting the general rules and individual specifics. Thus, a passenger under 5 years of age travels with an adult completely free of charge.

If more than one minor is traveling with an adult, then you will have to pay for their travel according to the rules that apply to schoolchildren under 10 years old, that is, with a savings of 65%. As for the rest, the benefit is provided to schoolchildren from the age of 7 and amounts to 50% of the ticket purchase price.

The purpose of establishing preferential travel for schoolchildren by rail is to facilitate their transportation to educational institutions and back. Therefore, a general rule has been approved that commuter trains do not operate year-round, only during the training period.

It is worth saying that, despite the fairly unified practice of establishing benefits across the country, the authorities of some regions have different understandings of the recommendations of the Federal Government.

Over the past couple of years, funding issues, including for schoolchildren, have constantly become a source of controversy.

Regional authorities convince us that there are no funds for it, and is it even necessary, since most children study within the same locality.

Therefore, unlike long-distance trains, the situation with benefits for electric trains across the country is varied.

Locally, they not only shorten the validity period of discounts, but also establish additional conditions for using them.

Thus, in the Voronezh region, it was decided to maintain the right of preferential travel only for children from. They will have to confirm their status with a certificate from the social services department. protection.

You can talk as much as you like about the moral and ethical component of this problem, but in fact, now a schoolchild from the Voronezh region traveling in a group of peers will have to confirm the unenviable social position of the family in order to receive a discount. Not the most comfortable condition.

In the Tver region, no benefits are established at all, and in Crimea, only schoolchildren with local registration enjoy a 50% discount. There are regions where orphans who are left without parental care or who have lost their breadwinner receive privileges.

On "Sapsan"

Sapsan is a high-grade railway rolling stock. Comfortable conditions and a wide range of additional services make this train perhaps the most popular of its kind.

But there are also discounts for schoolchildren. Like regular trains, children under 5 years old use it free of charge.

For schoolchildren under the age of 10 (including birthdays) there is a 65% discount. Schoolchildren over 10 years of age have the right to purchase tickets using the Junior tariff plan.

The discount according to the decree of the Russian Federation will be smaller, but you will still be able to save 30% of the standard fare. This preference can be used not only by schoolchildren, but also by students under the age of 21.

If a ticket for Sapsan is purchased in advance (60 days before the intended trip), the discount will be greater. The minimum price starts from 699.80 rubles.

For long distance trains

Previously, discounts on long-distance trains were provided only during the school period. In recent years, with the introduction of promotions from Russian Railways, parents have the opportunity to purchase tickets at a discount almost all year round.

Amount of discounts on Russian Railways tickets for 2018

It’s worth saying right away that when assessing the cost of a ticket for long-distance trains, you need to proceed from what type of rolling stock is chosen, the age of the minor and the destination. The discount on train travel for schoolchildren will give a discount from 50 to 100%.

Fare for children under 5 years old

Children under 5 years of age (including their fifth birthday) can travel with an adult completely free of charge. This benefit applies to only one child. A small passenger should not occupy a separate seat.

If more than one heir is traveling with a parent, then the rule of a 65% discount applies to the second and subsequent heirs.

Russian Railways ticket rates for children aged 5-10 years

Children aged 5 to 10 years also enjoy benefits, but travel is no longer free. Depending on the chosen type of rolling stock and direction, the discount will range from 35 to 65% of the fare.

Like passengers under 5 years of age, they can only travel if accompanied by an adult. It is impossible to buy a ticket for a passenger under 10 years of age without purchasing an adult ticket (or having previously purchased one for the same time).

Ticket prices for children over 10 years old

Children over 10 years old can enjoy up to a 50% discount by providing a certificate from school during the school period.

The discount is provided for travel in reserved seat carriages, general and with seating, traveling through Russian territory or in transit through Russia.

The discount does not apply to fast rolling stock numbers 701-788 in the period from 1.01 to 31.05, from 1.09 to 31.12.

Does the discount apply to compartment seats?

One passenger under 5 years old can travel in a compartment for free if they do not occupy a separate seat.

A 65% discount for travelers under 10 years of age in the summer allows travel in both a reserved seat and a compartment, provided they have a birth certificate. In the latter case there are some exceptions.

Thus, the summer discount on travel in compartments for minors under 10 years of age on trains No. 145/146 Moscow–Nazran does not apply.

Children over 10 years old will not be able to take advantage of the discount for traveling in a compartment, but they can travel unaccompanied.

How the benefit amount has changed over the past 3 years

There have been some changes since 2016. Thus, in some regions, massive discounts for schoolchildren on train tickets for all school-age children were cancelled.

Only schoolchildren from low-income families who can confirm this with a certificate remain on the list of beneficiaries.

On the contrary, all schoolchildren began to use them, even regardless of registration at their place of residence. In this case, Moscow can serve as an example. Here, every student, regardless of where he came from, can enjoy a 50% discount on train travel.

Another pleasant novelty in recent years is discounts for children on train tickets for long-distance trains in the summer.

Summer discounts

As a general rule, discounts on electric and long-distance trains are established exclusively for the period of study. However, since 2016, Russian Railways, on its own initiative, has been introducing a program of providing benefits to schoolchildren on long-distance and intercity trains in the summer.

Thanks to it, children between the ages of 10 and 17 receive 50% savings on holiday travel. This is done in order to reduce the financial burden on the family budget during the vacation period.

Thanks to this promotion, up to 500 thousand schoolchildren annually can take advantage of discounted tickets to go on vacation with their parents.

This promotion also worked in 2018. It is premature to give accurate forecasts for 2019, but according to available information, the promotion will continue to operate in the next holiday season.

A nice plus is that to use this promotion it is enough to provide a birth certificate or passport of a child (over 14 years of age). A certificate from an educational institution is not required.

For trains transiting through the Russian Federation, train benefits for school-age children are provided within the limits of travel within the Russian Federation.

Rules for receiving benefits

Russian Railways benefits for children are provided according to simple rules, as follows:

• You can only carry one child free of charge.
• If a child’s birthday occurs on the way, the ticket is purchased based on his age on the day of departure.
• You can purchase a ticket with discounts both in person and when booking online.
• Certificates on the basis of which discounted tickets were obtained must be carried with you when boarding the train and throughout the journey.

Where to apply

If we are talking about a preschooler, then there will be no special designs. To purchase a ticket, a birth certificate of the youngest passenger and an identity document of the adult purchasing the ticket will be sufficient.

If we are talking about a schoolchild, then before buying a ticket you will have to get a certificate from the educational institution stating that the child is studying there.

In order to avoid the use of schoolchildren's privileges by minors who have already completed their senior year, a rule has been established to present a certificate of entitlement to the benefit for students over 14 years of age.

What documents are needed

In most regions, to receive a child ticket, you only need to present:

• identification document (passport or birth certificate);
• certificate from the educational institution.

The certificate has a standard form and must contain information:

• Name and address of the educational institution;
• Last name, first name and patronymic of the student;
• Official seal of the educational institution.

For discounted holiday travel on intercity trains, a birth certificate or passport is sufficient.

Travel benefits are provided to disabled children

Disabled people, especially children, are a vulnerable social category of the population. For this reason, federal legislation has established additional benefits for them, which apply not only to themselves, but also to those accompanying them, without whom they cannot travel.

In addition to the general benefits described above, disabled minors have the right to:

• Enjoy 50% savings on rail travel from 1.10 to 15.05. once in a round trip direction and the rest of the time you will receive a 50% discount on railway travel, which will not cancel other discounts like for schoolchildren at other times. So, if during a period other than the one indicated above, the discount for other children is less than 50%, then a disabled person will be able to travel once with a 50% discount, and then use the general one.
• Once a year, travel to and from the place of treatment free of charge.

Benefits also apply to persons accompanying children - and.