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Gara Djebilet mining railway: 950-km line on trial

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El Mirage train derailment: Grand Avenue reopens at 5 p.m.

07.01.2026

El Mirage train derailment reopens Grand Avenue after closure

Freight corridor

07.04.2022

Freight corridor bypassing the Russian Federation shows growth

The volume of rail freight passing through the Middle Corridor (through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia, bypassing the Russian Federation) increased by 52% last year.
Passenger service with Russia

06.04.2022

Finland-Russia rail transport resumes

Three days after the suspension of traffic between Finland and Russia, VR Transpoint will resume operations from Wednesday, March 30th.
International railway logistics

06.04.2022

Gazpromtrans announces the complication of international railway logistics

One of the largest railway operators in the Russian Federation, Gazpromtrans LLC, notes a violation of railway logistics amid the war that Russia is waging in Ukraine and international sanctions against the aggressor country.
Poland refuses Russian coal

05.04.2022

Poland will refuse Russian coal

The Polish government intends to ban the import of Russian coal at the legislative level. This was stated by the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of the State, Petr Müller, informsthe railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to energia.
Green corridors for agricultural exports

05.04.2022

The EU will provide “green corridors” for Ukrainian agricultural exports

The European Commission intends to create special trade routes between Poland and Ukraine, which will facilitate the transportation of agricultural products and live animals in both directions.
Block for Russian and Belarusian cargo

30.03.2022

The border of Poland can be completely blocked for Russian and Belarusian cargo

Poland is discussing the possibility of blocking rail transport of goods from China through the Russian Federation and Belarus in Malaszewicze (a station on the border with Belarus).
Maersk

30.03.2022

Maersk carefully monitors compliance with sanctions against the Russian Federation

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Freight trains from Russia

30.03.2022

Finnish VR Transpoint will not accept freight trains from Russia

The Finnish railway company VR Transpoint suspends the movement of freight cars from Russia from 12:00 on March 27. The reason is the sanctions imposed against Russian Railways, as the main carrier of the aggressor country.
Globaltrans suspends dividend payments

30.03.2022

Russian rail carrier Globaltrans suspends dividend payments for 2021

Russian railway group Globaltrans has suspended the payment of final dividends for last year. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to.
Rail transportation of coal

22.02.2022

Restrictions on rail transportation of coal to Slovakia lifted

JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" has revised the imposed restrictions on freight traffic to Slovakia, reports railway magazine Railway Supply with a link to the company's website.
transport links between Europe and Asia have increased

17.02.2022

With the involvement of the Georgian Railway, transport links between Europe and Asia have increased

In April 2022, 2 new ships will start operating in the direction of Baku-Turkmenbashi-Baku. They will serve container transportation.
rail transit

15.02.2022

Lithuania will transport oil products to Ukraine via Poland

Orlen said they would transport oil products from their refinery in Lithuania to Ukraine via Poland. This decision was made after the Belarusian authorities introduced a ban on rail transit.