Russian Railways’ revenue grows to 3 trillion rubles in 2023
Russian Railways’ (RZD) revenue has grown to 3 trillion rubles (30 billion euros) in 2023. This is an increase of 16 per cent. The growth in revenue is mostly driven by higher income from freight...Read more
Shortages delay and suspend nearly 50,000 trains in Russia
Russian rail maintenance companies are struggling to acquire enough spare parts to service locomotives. They also face a shortage of highly educated staff. As a result, Russian Railways (RZD) has had to suspend or delay...Read more
Russia considers giving priority to oil and gas on its railway network
The Russian government is considering giving priority to oil and gas on its railway network in its Far Eastern region. Earlier, Russian oil and gas companies reported regular refusals for transportation of their products from...Read more‘Virtual coupling’: new technology increases Russian railway capacity
‘Virtual coupling’, a new technology being applied by Russian Railways, is showing tangible results. The technology automates the distance between two consecutive trains. It allows for more efficient use of space on the railways and...Read more
RZD hopes for a successful 2024 despite multitude of issues
Russian Railways (RZD) hopes for a successful 2024, which is expected to be achieved by the increase in the volume of cargo loading as well as the improvement of other key indicators of the company’s...Read more
Russian Railways reports rail freight stagnation in 2023
Russian Railways have observed a slight decrease in the total volume of transported cargo throughout 2023. The total volume amounted to 1,232 billion tonnes, 0,2 per cent less than the previous year. December saw a...Read more
RZD sets ambitious growth plans for 2024
forecastRZD expects cargo loading to increase by 1,7 per cent to 1,147 million tonnes in 2024, with the planned growth expected for almost all cargo categories except grain. According to the company’s recently published draft...Read more
Ukrainian SBU allegedly launches multiple attacks on Russian rail
During an operation deep in Russian territory, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) detonated explosives, which impacted freight trains and parts of railway infrastructure at three different points. All three attacks occurred on the eastern part...Read more
Rail freight in China-Russia Far East borders grows thanks to new bridge
Rail freight volumes moved between China and Russia through the Far East increased by 22 per cent in the first ten months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, as Russian Railways (RZD)...Read more
Fesco to build a new terminal on Russia-China border
Russian logistics giant Fesco is planning to build a container terminal in Zabaykalsk, near the Russian borders with China and Mongolia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev “instructed Russian Railways (RZD) to speed up the...Read more
Russian rail freight sector grows steadily this year
The Russian rail freight sector is steadily growing this year thanks to its almost complete re-orientation in the Eastern direction and the ongoing adaptation of Russian economics from the sanctions and their consequences.Read more
China-Russia bridge now open for Russian container trains
The Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang railway bridge, connecting China and Russia in the Far East, is now open to container trains coming from Russia. On the Russian side, the bridge had so far been used for transporting bulk...Read more
Russia-China rail freight volumes keep skyrocketing
Rail freight volumes between China and Russia are continuing to increase. Over the first nine months of 2023, more than 128 million tons were transported via rail between the two countries. This signals a 51.5...Read more
Russian Railways starts tests for high-speed freight train
Russian Railways (RZD) and Russian Post are cooperating to test a high-speed freight train. The first convoy left Vorsino, 100 kilometres south of Moscow, and headed towards the port of Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea....Read more
Belarusian rail workers highly concerned over Russian influence
In a meeting held this week, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko discussed constructing a second railway line connecting Belarus with the Russian port of St. Petersburg. For them, such...Read more
Sanctions choke Russian project cargo market, rail as an alternative
The Russian market of project cargo transportation is undergoing a painful transformation amid the ever-tightening sanctions on the country and its growing isolation in the international arena. Shippers must deal with a completely changed supply...Read more
Floods disrupt rail services in Russia
The Kholodnaya River overflowed its banks last Saturday after heavy rainfall, washing away and damaging part of the Baikal-Amur railway line in Russia and making rail traffic impossible.Read more
Russia Railways launch new service dedicated to Chinese e-commerce
Russia Railways launched a new service dedicated to transporting e-commerce and postal products from China to Russia. The service will connect the Chinese border city Hunchun and Vladivostok in Russia, the first train was sent...Read more
Russia expands BAM and Trans-Siberian rail to cope with cargo flows
Russia will speed up the expansion of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) and Trans-Siberian railway, thanks to the final allocation of funds for the electrification of new sections on both. As part of the project, both...Read more