Border railway crossings Grodekovo – Suifenkhe and Zabaikalsk – Manchuria stopped accepting all types of cargo.

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The timing of the renewal of the acceptance for the Russian side is unknown. It is noted that China made such decisions on its own, reports the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to urm.media.

The goal is to strengthen preventive measures and control over the current epidemiological situation (outbreak of COVID-19).

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Moreover, the same restrictions have been introduced from today on the border between China and Mongolia, at the Erlian-Zamin-Uud crossing.

Due to the current situation, shippers are asked to consider the possibility of delivering goods by an alternative route or returning of the cargo.

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