Russian Railways meets Putin: new plans for the port of Lavna
Oleg Belozyorov, the president of Russian Railways (RZD) met with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday 6 February and discussed the past year and future plans. Among the latter, there is the intention to start...Read more
Russian Railways chief charged for using rail in war
The head of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozyorov, has been charged in absentia by the Ukrainian Security Service. The authority said they gathered evidence that he “organised the delivery by rail of Russian armored vehicles and...Read more
Russian Railways cargo volumes decreased by 3,8% in 2022
Cargo transportation by the Russian Railways (RZD) decreased by 3,8 per cent over 2022. RZD transported roughly 1,2 billion tons of cargo last year, with a peak in the transport of coal, grain and building...Read more
RZD extends international and domestic discounts for 2023
Russian Railways (RZD) is extending to 2023 discounts for the transportation of various goods both internationally and domestically. The list of discounts was posted by RZD on their official Telegram channel.Read more
Several China-Russia-Belarus route points congested, delays persist
Border crossings and rail freight terminals on the China-Russia-Belarus route have faced or are beginning to face congestion issues that could cause considerable delays along the Silk Road’s northern passage.Read more
Prices for transit through Kazakhstan will remain stable in 2023
At the European Silk Road Summit (ESRS) held last week in Duisburg, the increase in Kazakhstan’s transit fees was a hot topic for Chinese and European rail freight players. Sadvakkas Seitzhanov, general manager of Kazakhstan...Read more
RZD to open an office in Turkmenistan and vice versa
Russia and Turkmenistan recently signed an MoU concerning the possibility of opening a Russian Railways (RZD) office in Turkmenistan and a Turkmen Railways office in Russia.Read more
RZD to offer discounts on the Moscow-Mumbai corridor
Russian Railways (RZD) will offer a 20 per cent discount for the transportation of containers along the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The discount will be valid throughout 2023.Read more
Russian Railways chief: no complete border closures, challenges remain
Predictions about a total shortage of containers, a complete closure of borders and the freezing of mutual settlements did not come true. But, there are some serious challenges on the way, summarised the head of...Read more
Russian Railways loses around 10 per cent of cargo since the war
Russian Railways has lost a rough 10 per cent of its cargo volumes since the start of the war. The volume of cargo transportation on the Russian railway network collapsed by 125 million tons, Oleg...Read more
Russian Railways asks Kazakhstan for lower transit tariffs
Russian Railways has asked Kazakhstan’s railway company to reduce the transit tariffs for the transportation of agricultural products, including grain. It has been in negotiations with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) since September this year. This...Read moreRussian Railways feels neglected by EU, urges to lift sanctions
Russian Railways has sent an appeal to the Council of the European Union with the urgent request to lift the sanctions that apply to the railway company. It has asked to be exempted from these...Read more
Another rail attack by guerrillas results in a burned Russian train
The war on rail is intensifying. Another rail attack occurred in Russia, where a fuel-carrying freight train moving towards the Ukrainian war front was set on fire. The attack was undertaken by the Freedom of...Read more
RZD launches first regular train Moscow-India
The consecutive pilot services along diverse routes of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) in the past months are finally bearing fruits for the Russian Railways. RZD launched the first regular INSTC container train service...Read more
Rail guerrillas in Russia bomb railway section to Belarus
A railway section near Novozybkov, close to the Russian borders with Belarus and Ukraine was damaged by the deployment of explosive devices. The damaged tracks are part of an important line connecting Bryansk, in Russia,...Read more
Aftermath of Kerch bridge: rail freight comes to the rescue, for now
While reparations are being carried out on the road section of the Kerch bridge in Crimea, traffic of goods on the bridge has been moved on the rail. As Russian Railways (RZD) posted on Telegram,...Read more
Russian Railways staff found dead on his balcony
Pavel Pchelnikov, the head of communications at Russian Railways subsidiary Digital Logistics, has passed away. He was found dead on his balcony in Moscow on Wednesday morning 28 September. The reported cause of death is...Read more
Estonia wants to sanction RZD, but its rail sector does not agree
In the wake of a new sanction round on Russia by the EU, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed direct sanctions on Russian Railways, which would mean the complete stoppage of business between Estonian...Read more
FESCO’s volumes grow thanks to eastbound trains
FESCO, the Russian intermodal transport operator, has moved record-setting volumes in the first half of 2022. Numbers have increased for both international and intermodal transport. The company has also registered a minor decrease in TEUs...Read more