Russian Railways wants to increase the volume of cargo transportation by electric traction and give priority to the electrification of the busiest freight routes. This was announced by Sergey Kobzev, deputy manager director of Russian Railways. Over 85 per cent of passengers and 86 per cent of cargo volumes are already transported by electric traction in Russia. “Russian Railways gives priority to the electrification of railway lines when implementing green technologies”, Kobzev said.