Russian President Vladimir Putin has been using his luxury train more regularly in an effort to travel as discreetly as possible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s luxury armored train is fitted with a beauty room, anti-aging machines, and a gym, according to a new report.
Several photos and blueprints of the train were published in a joint investigation by the Dossier Center, CNN, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Norddeutscher Rundfunk on Wednesday.
The media outlets cited intelligence documents, interviews with former officials, and at least 25,500 internal documents belonging to Zircon Service, the company that has been servicing the train for decades.
The train cost taxpayers at least 6.8 billion rubles ($74 million), the report said, adding that upkeep and maintenance costs around 1.45 billion rubles ($15.8 million) a year.
The train is made up of 22 carriages, though not all of them are always used at the same time, the investigation found.
Eight of them are technical carriages, which house communication centers, satellite equipment, and a diesel power station.
The other cars are fitted with restaurants, a cinema, and a lavish dining room as well as a Turkish hammam steam room and a beauty room, the report said.
The beauty room, which is sound-proof, has everything from “anti-aging machines” to “firming emulsion”, and “cherry blossom” facial masks, per the reports.
