OREANDA-NEWS. December 03, 2007. Russian Railways held a competition on its website from October 29 to November 15 to find the best name for its new luxury train, with visitors to the portal sending in more than 3,500 proposals, reported the press-centre of Russian Railways.

The judges felt that EXPRESS XXI best reflected the ethos behind the new branded train, which will begin services between Moscow and St. Petersburg at the end December 2007 and offer passengers a new level of European luxury travel.