Russian Railways launches first regular Ro-La train
Federal Freight, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has launched its first regular Ro-La service. The piggyback train runs once per week on the Novosibirsk-Moscow-Novosibirsk route. Now, the company is exploring opportunities for increasing the frequency...Read more
Russian Railways sets historical record of transit containers
Transit container traffic on Russian Railways’ network has set a historical record and overcame a mark of 500 thousand TEUs from the beginning of the year. This figure will surpass 1 million TEUs per year...Read more
New multimodal route from China to Europe via port of Bronka
A new multimodal route on from China to Europe via the Russian port of Bronka will be launched in the first quarter of 2019. It combines rail transportation with vessel delivery. The route is developed...Read more
Latvia launches new rail freight link to China
A new rail freight service between the Latvian capital Riga and Xi’an in China was launched. The container train from Xi’an International Trade & Logistics Park arrived for the first time at the port of...Read more
First exclusive train for oranges China-Russia
China Railway Express has launched its first exclusive train for oranges on the New Silk Road. The service runs between Yichang in central China and Moscow in 16 days. The oranges of Yichang are a product...Read more
New TEN-T maps for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
The maps of the TEN-T network in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have been presented. The European core transport network has for the first time been extended towards these eastern countries, in order...Read more
Transmashholding to supply 107 postal railcars to Russian Post
Russian Post has signed an agreement with Tver Carriage Works, part of Transmashholding, and VTB Leasing for supplying and leasing 107 postal railcars valued at 3.7 billion Rubles (more than 49.1 million Euros). They will be...Read more
Japan and Russian plan rail freight route via Trans-Siberian Railway
Japan and Russia plan to officially launch a freight transport route between the two countries via the Trans-Siberian Railway. A test ride will be carried this month. Five to ten companies are known to participate...Read more
XL-trains on track in Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus
The first extra-large container train was seen on route from Dostyk in Kazakhstan to Brest in Belarus last month. The ‘XL-train’ started its journey on the 28th of August, carrying eighty conventional railcars and 88 40ft...Read more
Rail freight of small quantity cargo popular on Russia-China route
Since the opening of the railway route connecting the Russian city of Ekaterinburg to the north-eastern Chinese town of Changchun, shipment of small quantities of freight on this route is gaining popularity. This was observed...Read more