Japanese cargo on the way to Europe via Trans-Siberian railways
Backed by Russian subsidies, a new container train carrying Japanese cargo departed for Europe on 18 November, using the Trans-Siberian railways. The train, which left from the Russian port of Vladivostok, is now headed for ...Read more
Russian Railways open information and training centre in Belgrade
As of 10 November, a Russian Railways information and training centre will operate in the Serbian Railways Head Office at Belgrade. The new regional centre is the result of the collaboration between RZD International LLC...Read more
Russian Railways prioritising electrification on freight routes
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...Read more
Flooded bridge over Russia’s Kola River replaced by new structure
A new railway bridge across Russia’s Kola River near Murmansk has been put into operation. The previous bridge collapsed during a flood of the river on 30 May 2020. It lies on an important railway...Read more
Russia to reconstruct Serbia’s railway line to Montenegro
Russian Railways will reconstruct and modernise the railway line connecting Serbia and Montenegro. It concerns the railway line Valjevo-Vrbnica, a 210-kilometre long railway line connecting the centre of Serbia to the border with Montenegro. This...Read more
Russia implements subsidies for transit container trains
In order to stimulate container traffic on the railway network, the Government of Russia has implemented subsidies for local logistics companies. The amount of a state subvention for transporting containers varies from 290 to 860...Read more
More containers on Russian tracks without paperwork
Digitalisation is going really strong on Russia’s railway network. RZD, as the national railway operator, substantially increases the share of containers that are processed paperless with the help of dedicated digital platforms. The company also...Read more
Shift to rail for motor oil in Russia
Russian Railways has managed to attract a new type of freight on tracks. The company transported the first batch of motor oil that was loaded in containers. It also plans to make such shipments regular...Read more
New train between special economic zones of China and Russia
A new container train service was launched between China and Russia. It linked two special economic zones in the countries, which are named after the cities where they are located: Zibo and Ulyanovsk. The authorities...Read more
New Silk Road via Russia grows by 35% this year
Rail freight volumes between China and Europe via Russia has grown by 35 per cent since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year. From January to May 2020, the total...Read more
Cortanovci tunnel on Belgrade-Budapest line excavated
The excavation work of the Cortanovci tunnel on the Belgrade-Budapest railway line has been completed. This vital new railway link connects Hungary and Serbia. The tunnel lies on the Stara Pazova-Novi Sad section of the...Read more
More containers on transit through Russia despite pandemic
Despite the negative impact of the pandemic on the global economy, Russia saw an increase in container transit volumes in 2020. In the first five months of this year, 278 thousand containers moved on transit...Read more
New Silk Road carries another medical train, this time to Paris
A block train loaded with medical equipment has left the Chinese province of Jiangxi today, 4 June, headed for Paris. The service is organised by Russian Railways, SNCF Forwardis, COSCO Group and JSC UTLC ERA,...Read more
Russia develops rolling highway to Kaliningrad
The fact that Kaliningrad Region is cut off from mainland Russia is not an obstacle for the logistics companies. The semi-exclave has a well-developed network of container trains and multimodal connections. Now it is the...Read more
First shipment of frozen poultry on rail from Russia to China
A new type of freight is running from Russia to China by rail. The first batch of frozen poultry has been shipped from the Selyatino terminal in the Moscow Region to the Chinese city of...Read moreRussia reduces empty container rate by up to 40%
Russian Railways has reduced the rates for transiting empty 40- and 45-foot universal containers from third countries to China by up to 40 per cent. This was decided by the management board of the Russian...Read more