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Russia seeks to rapidly boost capacity for Belarusian freight transit

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April 17, 2025
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Belarus, Russia’s most staunch ally, really only has one avenue for international trade. Since it borders the EU and Ukraine north, west and south, the…

The Russian rail loading crisis seems to be intensifying

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April 1, 2025
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Loading volumes on the Russian rails keep on dwindling. After a bad result in February, March did not deliver much that could be considered an…

Russian Railways’ net profit vanishes

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March 10, 2025
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Russian Railways (RZD) has come out with its yearly report for 2024. Some of the company’s indicators have not shaped up great, even if a…

Russia sees rail loading drop on an unparalleled scale

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March 6, 2025
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The rail freight loading decline on the Russian network continues. And it is not only continuing, but intensifying as well. In February, Russia saw an…

Russia – China rail freight grows by 9% in 2024

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February 13, 2025
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Russia’s effort to boost trade with China is still very much ongoing, and that is reflected in rail freight figures. The two countries grew the…

Russian rail freight business now “like reading coffee grounds”

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February 6, 2025
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The Russian rail freight industry is not happy with the new priority rules. They are too complex, opaque and are making it impossible for business…

Russian freight trains have not been so slow since the 1960s

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January 31, 2025
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Russian rail has reached a new antirecord. Freight trains are now going at speeds not seen since the 1960s – that is, rather slowly. Part…

Russian Railways records biggest loading collapse in 15 years

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January 10, 2025
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Russian Railways (RZD) has taken its biggest hit of the past 15 years. Freight loading dropped by 4,1 per cent, equivalent to 51 million tonnes.…

Russian Railways wins out in coal question

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December 30, 2024
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It has been a thorn in the side for Russian Railways (RZD): the official obligation to export around a hundred million tonnes of coal, reducing…

Russian Railways’ net profit 90 per cent lower than projected

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December 23, 2024
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Russian Railways (RZD) is wrapping up 2024 with a net profit that is 90 per cent lower than it was expected. RZD’s financial leftovers amount…