"Today, the Ministry of Transport has set the dates that the first trains will go over the bridge in December of this year," TASS quoted him.
In addition, the parliamentarian added that by the summer of 2020 it is planned to open 11 railway routes of varying degrees of distance.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the railway part of the Crimean Bridge will be completed ahead of schedule.
Later, the Ministry of Transport confirmed plans to open the railway part of the Crimean Bridge ahead of time.