Russian Railways (RZD) is sending employees from management offices on unpaid leave. The operator’s freight business is facing a severe downturn, which is forcing it…
Russian Railways (RZD) reportedly plans to adjust some of its rail freight tariffs. The company already introduced a 13.8% increase for freight traffic in December…
The Russian government and Russian Railways (RZD) plan to significantly strengthen the level of rail security in response to recent counterattacks from Ukrainian forces in…
Freight loading on the Russian rail network has declined at an unprecedented scale in May 2025. It is the third consecutive month that the loading…
In the first months of 2025, Russia produced 21,800 freight wagons. That is a reduction of 4.4% compared to the same period in 2024. April…
Loading on the Russian rail network has dropped once more. In April, a total of 92,9 million tonnes of freight was loaded onto trains. That…
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…
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…
A significant obstacle to rail freight in Russia is currently the availability of locomotives and their maintenance. The Russian government and Russian Railways (RZD) are…
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…
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…
Big changes may be on the horizon for the Russian rail freight sector due to the possible establishment of a new railway operator, with a…