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August 11, 2025 | Financial

Belarusian Railways defaults on loan payment

State owned operator has failed to make a profit since 2022.

July 27, 2022 | Infrastructure

Kazakhstan upgrades 460km of track in first half of 2022

The railway also hosted a meeting to improve freight transport between Kazakhstan and Belarus.

March 8, 2022 | Policy

UIC suspends RZD and Belarusian Railways over Ukraine invasion

The UIC has also established a refugee task force.

January 11, 2021 | Locomotives

Belarusian Railways orders 15 Chinese electric locomotives

BELARUSIAN Railways (BC) has signed a contract with China Electric Import and Export Corporation (CUEC) and CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive for the supply of 15 single-section BKG2 ac electric freight locomotives.

June 10, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Fleet: New trains for Badem-Württemberg approved; UWC delivers freight wagons to Siberia; Belarus approves Pesa DMUs

GERMANY: A fleet of three-car Siemens Mireo trains have received initial approval from the German Federal Railway Authority (EBA) to operate on the Offenburg - Freiburg - Basel/Neuenburg (Rhein) line in the state of Badem-Württemberg. The approval comes in time for the planned timetable changes on June 14.

January 9, 2020 | Freight

Belarusian Railways to improve international connections

BELARUSIAN Railways (BC) is planning to strengthen its international cooperation in 2020, while also developing the country’s national passenger and freight services.

January 18, 2019 | Fleet

Belarus Railways orders more Stadler Flirt EMUs

BELARUS Railways (BC) and Stadler signed a contract on January 17 for the delivery of 10 Flirt EMUs for inter-regional services, with the first trains due to be put into operation from 2020.

October 11, 2018 | Freight

Russia and Belarus seek to boost China-Europe-China transit freight

RUSSIAN Railways subsidiary, RZD Logistics, and Belarussian Railway (BC) have agreed to cooperate on China - Europe - China transit freight services by developing container shipments at the Brest-Terespol, Svisloch-Semyanuvka, and Bruzi-Kuznica Belostockaya border points.

May 30, 2017 | Freight

China - Europe tank container train launched

AN intermodal train loaded with 82 ISO tank containers left Korla in northwest China on May 26, representing the latest move in China’s push toward developing a One Belt, One Road policy in international trade.

May 19, 2016 | Main line

Minsk - Gomel electric services to start next month

BELARUS Railways (BC) has confirmed it will launch electric passenger services on the line from the capital Minsk to the country's second-largest city Gomel on June 3.

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