The solemn opening of "altered" on the national standard of the railway was held on the last working day of the week in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, reports journalist Last news from the event. A comprehensive reconstruction of the Sakhalin railway with the track width 1067 mm, inherited from the days when the island belonged to Japan, was launched in 2003. For this reconstructed hundreds of kilometers of main tracks, built dozens of new bridges and culverts, upgraded the alarm system, centralization and blocking, the station communication lines and introduced new technologies To increase service quality of customers and passengers. As said after the ceremony at the time acting head of the Sakhalin region Valery Limarenko, the transition to the national standard gauge and start of new rolling stock - rail buses RA-3 - will bring economic benefits For the region. "Will be joining with those cars coming from the mainland on the ferry - now without changing shoes on a new wheelset, they will be able to go on an iron track on Sakhalin. Because of this, you save time and increase traffic, " explained Limarenko. 1st run railsonusb on the last working day of the week was a demo. Officially 3 RA-3 will begin to run in the directions Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Korsakov, Holmsk - Tomari and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Tomari 1 September. To island trunk must arrive four rail bus, they will fully supply the rolling stock and all suburban areas. <span style="color:darkgray