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Russian Railways Scheduled Additional Trains for Holidays

Russian Railways Scheduled Additional Trains for Holidays

The Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of OJSC Russian Railways, has scheduled 157 additional long-distance trains for the May 2018 holidays. The extra trains will serve the routes with the highest passenger demand during the

Eurostar are selling thousands of tickets to Amsterdam for £35

Eurostar are selling thousands of tickets to Amsterdam for £35

Eurostar today marks an historic milestone in the expansion of international high speed rail as it embarks on its inaugural journey from the UK direct to The Netherlands.    The inaugural service will depart from

Passenger traffic on Russian Railways’ network rose by almost 4% in January 2018

Passenger traffic on Russian Railways’ network rose by almost 4% in January 2018

According to the latest figures, 80.4 million passengers were transported on the infrastructure of Russian Railways during January 2018, 3.8% more than in the same month last year. Suburban passenger numbers amounted to 72.2 million,

Eurostar unveiles new Tread Lightly environmental targets

Eurostar unveiles new Tread Lightly environmental targets

Eurostar has unveiled an ambitious 10 point plan in support of its Tread Lightly environmental commitments and in line with the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement and the Science Based Targets Initiative.   These new far-reaching targets

Eurostar launches new London-Amsterdam service

Eurostar launches new London-Amsterdam service

Eurostar, the cross channel high speed rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, today announced that its new direct route from London to Amsterdam will launch on Wednesday 4th April. Tickets will go on

Russian Railways: 50% Discount on Compartment Cars During February

Russian Railways: 50% Discount on Compartment Cars During February

Passengers on long-distance trains operated by the Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, can book tickets at a 50% discount for compartment carriages on trains departing from 22 to 25 February 2018. The

Ljubljana to Get a Direct Rail Link with Trieste and Venice

Ljubljana to Get a Direct Rail Link with Trieste and Venice

Six years after the only direct passenger rail service between Slovenia and Italy was discontinued, Ljubljana will get back a direct rail link with Trieste and on to Venice next year. Italy’s Trenitalia will start

Russia Completes Zhuravka-Millerovo Railway to Bypass Ukraine

Russia Completes Zhuravka-Millerovo Railway to Bypass Ukraine

Russia launched the railway section Zhuravka-Millerovo between Voronezh and Rostov regions, which was built to bypass Ukraine. The new 122,5 km double-track alignment runs between 5 km and 25 km east of the Ukrainian border. Until

Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway project approved in Moscow and Vladimir regions

Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway project approved in Moscow and Vladimir regions

The Glavgosexpertiza has issued a positive conclusion regarding the design documentation for the third and fourth stages of the construction of the Moscow – Vladimir – Nizhny Novgorod – Cheboksary – Kazan High-Speed Railway. These

Russian Railways and Indian Railways Sign Agreement to Develop Feasibility Study for Nagpur-Secunderabad Project

Russian Railways and Indian Railways Sign Agreement to Develop Feasibility Study for Nagpur-Secunderabad Project

Russian Railways' President Oleg Belozerov and the Indian Ambassador to Russia Mr. Pankaj Saran have signed an agreement between India's Ministry of Railways and Russian Railways on the preparation of a feasibility study for a

Fans of FIFA-2017 to Travel Free of Charge on Long-Distance Trains

Fans of FIFA-2017 to Travel Free of Charge on Long-Distance Trains

The RZD Holding, together with the ANO Transport Directorate-2018, has developed and implemented a set of tasks to ensure that fans can travel free of charge to the cities where the FIFA 2017 Confederations Cup

Alstom and Airbus Sign a Cooperation Agreement in Cybersecurity

Alstom and Airbus Sign a Cooperation Agreement in Cybersecurity

Alstom and Airbus announce the signature of a strategic cooperation agreement in the field of cybersecurity. The agreement was signed by Marc Fontaine, Marc Fontaine, Digital Transformation Officer at Airbus and Pascal Cléré, Senior Vice

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Partneres with VIA Rail Canada

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Partneres with VIA Rail Canada

In honor of Canada's 150th birthday, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has partnered with VIA Rail Canada to launch The Great Canadian Railway Adventure. Inspired by both brands' unique Canadian heritage, the 20-day luxury train trip

RZD Holding completes construction work on X Trans-European Corridor in Serbia

RZD Holding completes construction work on X Trans-European Corridor in Serbia

RZD International LLC, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, has completed work on the Vinartsi-Djordjevo rail stretch in Serbia, the last of the six sections on the X Trans-European Corridor on which the company was carrying

Russian and China Railways to Expand Data Exchange

Russian and China Railways to Expand Data Exchange

Negotiations between JSC Russian Railways and China Railways have been concluded in Moscow. The sides noted the high number of China-Russia-Europe rail container shipments and agreed to consolidate their work on introducing electronic data exchange