High speed rail links between Moscow and St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg and Helsinki, Moscow and Kazan, Moscow and Samara, and Moscow and Adler are currently on the company's agenda, Vladimir Yakunin told journalists in Rome.
"The first high-speed trains will run between Moscow and St. Petersburg, with a maximum speed of over 300 km/h [186 mph]," he said.
The high-speed rail link from Moscow to the Black Sea resort town of Adler will be launched as part of preparations for nearby Sochi's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
During his visit to the Italian capital, the head of the Russian rail monopoly signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian rail operator FS, and the country's second largest industrial group, Finmeccanica.
