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May 28, 2026 | Freight

Russia and China increase cross-border capacity

Second track to be laid between Zabaikalsk in Russia and Manzhouli in China.

April 24, 2026 | Fleet

Russia’s railway crisis endures

Surge in the number of faulty wagons due to decline in maintenance activities while wagon production has slowed.

April 14, 2026 | Fleet

Russia orders 2700 long-distance coaches

The order with Transmashholding subsidiary Tver Carriage Works is worth more than $US 5.25bn.

January 23, 2026 | Financial

Economic crisis squeezes investment at Russian Railways

RZD will spend $US 9bn this year compared with $US 16.3bn in 2024.

October 21, 2025 | Freight

Russia approves rail freight tariff increase

The much-needed increase in freight rates will help to support Russia’s struggling national railway.

September 17, 2025 | Financial

Russian wagon production plummets

While production slows, a huge wagon surplus is causing operational difficulties.

July 14, 2025 | Freight

RZD seeks to change terms of freight contracts

Russian Railways seeks to mitigate losses with ship-or-pay terms.

July 1, 2025 | Financial

Russia delays Eastern Polygon upgrade

Amount to be invested in key Russian Railways project in 2025 considerably lower than last year.

May 12, 2025 | Financial

Russian rail freight drops to historic low

Volumes reached a 16-year low in April as surplus wagons cause network congestion.

March 10, 2025 | Fleet

Cross-border Allegro fleet redeployed on domestic routes in Finland

Alstom trains operated between Helsinki and St Petersburg until invasion of Ukraine.

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