FESCO and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement to accelerate the delivery of cars and postal goods between Russia and China. The service will connect Moscow and Manzhouli in both directions, with a maximum...Read more
Liu Zhenfang, the chairman of China Railway, met with Oleg Belozyorov, CEO of Russian Railways, on 28 April. One of the meeting’s most significant outcomes concerned the willingness of the two parties to promote the...Read more
Another explosion on the railway in the Bryansk region in Russia on the evening of 2 May led to a freight train derailing near the border with Ukraine. The initiative led to the derailment of...Read more
A freight train derailed in the Bryansk region of Russia, near the border with Ukraine, after an explosive device was detonated. Despite accusation moved against Ukrainians, the act, which did not cause any casualties, was...Read more
The timber transport market in Russia faced its most challenging times in 2022, according to Vladimir Putin’s words. The Russian president decided to subsidise the industry with 500 million rubles (roughly 6,3 million euros) in...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 more
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
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
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
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
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