Russian Railways

Russian Railways will receive 125 universal railway platforms. The Yaroslavl Carriage Repair Plant "Remputmash" has manufactured 125 universal platforms PM-820 with unified removable equipment for transporting assembled rails.

Russian Railways orders additional electric trains. Russian Railways and Transmashholding signed a contract for the supply of eight EP3D electric trains manufactured by TMH Demikhovsky Machine-Building Plant (DMZ) under a contract signed in April 2021.

Russian Railways and French SNCF signed an agreement on the joint development of hydrogen technologies in transport systemsThe agreement covers the use of hydrogen fuel cell trains and the systems required to operate them.

Russian Railways accepted the test results of new double-deck carsThe commission with the participation of representatives of the Federal Passenger Company, Russian Railways and other organizations adopted the test results of new double-deck passenger cars of the 2020 project, created at the Tver Carriage Works (JSC TVZ).

Russian Railways electrified railway track to Chinese borderOn Monday, March 22, train traffic on the electrified section Borzya - Zabaikalsk was officially opened.

«Akademik Fyodor Uglov» participates in vaccinationOn March 11, the mobile consultative and diagnostic center of JSC Russian Railways «Akademik Fedor Uglov», set off across the Irkutsk Region on March 11.

89 new locomotives are planned to be delivered to Zabaikalskaya railwayIn 2021, 89 new locomotives will be added to the traction rolling stock of the Trans-Baikal Railway.

Russian Railways has increased transportation and transit of containersIn January-February of 2021, 964. 2 thousand loaded and empty TEU containers were transported via the Russian Railways network in all types of traffic, which is 11.

Carrying capacity of BAM and Transsib reached 144 million tonsThe carrying capacity of the Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian Railways in 2020 reached 144 million tons.

Russian Railways gives a discount on grain transportation to portsRussian Railways will provide a 38% discount on transportation of grain and leguminous crops to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin in wagons from March 1 to July 31 of this year for a distance of up to 400 km, informs Railway Supply magazine referring to "Gudok".

Russian Railways made good money on foreign activitiesIn 2020, Russian Railways' revenue from foreign operations amounted to 483 billion rubles (over 5 billion euros).

Russian Railways will index the salaries of railway workersFrom March 1, 2021, the salaries of railway workers of Russian Railways will be indexed by 1.