Russian Railways is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.
Russian Railways is putting on a direct non-stop service to the Ruskeala mountain park in Karelia for New Year and Christmas holidays. A direct compartment carriage between Moscow and Ruskeala will be attached to trains No. 159/160 Moscow – […]
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The Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, is changing the way international trains run between Moscow-Warsaw-Prague. From mid-December 2019, passengers will be able to travel to Europe in direct carriages without having to change trains whose route
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Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, and Zorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia, have signed an agreement on the joint implementation
Russian Railways and Serbia to Modernise Belgrade – Bar Railway Line Read More »
Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Russian Railways, and Ashraf Raslan, Managing Director of Egyptian National Railways, have held a working meeting. The meeting took place at the International Railway Salon of the Space
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More than 450,000 passengers travelled internationally to Russia’s Far Abroad during January-July 2019, an increase of 12.7% compared to the same period in 2018. The biggest increase was observed in services between Russia – Mongolia, which was up by
Russian Railways: International Passenger Traffic Increased by 13% Read More »
Russian Railways (RZD) has ordered 13 high-speed Velaro RUS trains from Siemens Mobility and Ural Locomotives, a joint venture of the Sinara Group and Siemens AG. The order has a volume of around €1.1 billion. The contract also includes
Russian Railways Orders 13 Trains from Siemens Mobility Read More »
Russian Railways, Siemens AG, Siemens Mobility GmbH and CJSC Sinara Group have signed an agreement for the supply of thirteen high-speed trains Sapsan, as well as an additional maintenance contract. The agreements were signed today at the St. Petersburg
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According to the latest figures, in May 2019 the infrastructure owned by Russian Railways transported 102.8 million passengers, 2.1% more than during the same month last year. Suburban passengers amounted to 93 million, an increase of 0.9% on May
Russian Railways Passenger Traffic Increased by 5% in 2019 Read More »
The heads of the railway companies of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a trilateral memorandum on cooperation to develop rail transport. The document was signed in the Turkish capital Ankara on 6 May 2019 by the CEO and
Russian Broad Gauge Railway Can Be Extended to Turkey Read More »
According to the latest figures, the infrastructure of Russian Railways carried almost 96.5 million passengers in April 2019, 3.8% more than during April last year. Suburban passenger numbers amounted to 88.4 million, an increase of 4% compared to April
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In March 2019, 40,100 passengers travelled on the international Allegro high-speed services running between St. Petersburg – Helsinki, an increase of 21.7% compared to March 2018. During January-March 2018, 11,800 passengers used the Allegro trains, which exceeds the level
The Scientific and Technical Council on the Practical Issues of Constructing the Northern Latitudinal Railway met at Russian Railways on 2. April 2019. The meeting was attended by Dmitry Artyukhov, Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Vladimir Chepets, Head
Northern Latitudinal Railway to Become Test Ground for Construction Technologies Read More »
According to the latest figures, in March 2019, the infrastructure owned by Russian Railways carried 93 million passengers, 5.1% more than during the same month last year. Suburban passenger numbers rose to 84.8 million, an increase of 4.7%, while
Russian Railways’ Passenger Traffic Increased by 3.5% Read More »
On 31 March 2019, Western European countries will switch to summer time and put the clocks forward one hour. In connection with this, the timetable for the following international trains operated by the Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of
Russian Railways’ International Train Timetables to Change Read More »
A memorandum of cooperation on projects to develop the rail network in the Kyrgyz Republic was concluded in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on 28 March 2019. The document was signed by Yevgeny Dietrich, the Minister of Transport of the
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