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Moscow has started the “Great War. Lessons of History” science forum today, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. The president of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin read out a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin to participants in the forum. Putin reminded in his message that 3 million Russians had been killed in the war. He assured that the feats of the soldiers and officers of WWI would always be respected.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has replaced Moscow Metro Head Ivan Besedin with Dmitry Pegov. In his words, the subway has underwent major modernization of trains, salaries of its staff were raised, the number of technical problems …
The Russian Railways company is going to increase security measures in Chechnya. The company is going to provide security cameras for all facilities located in the republic. The corresponding agreement has been reached by the company's administration and the local authorities.
“Freedom” floods Armenian media space with false information
Today the international railway business forum "Strategic partnership 1520" is beginning in Sochi, gathering for discussions and sessions not only representatives of the largest companies of the railway sector of Russia and the CIS …
Ukraine has toughened its border control with Crimea, which has recently become a part of the Russian Federation, the Russian Railways company says in a statement. Passengers heading to Crimea via the territory of Ukraine are able to cross the border only with a special permit.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to establish direct ferry and railway connection with Crimea by the end of the month. State fees for the Kerch Ferry will be said on the same date, RIA Novosti reports.The Russian Transportation Ministry and the Russian Railways have two weeks to accomplish the task. The Federal Tariff Service, the Transportation Ministry, the Ministry for Economic Development and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service were given two weeks to adjust the fees for ferry service.
Oleg Kazakovtsev: “The Central Bank should adopt a more flexible policy”
Natives of Javakheti believe that Armenia can be a mediator in the Russo-Georgian disputes
Local media sources on Caucasus affairs
Vestnik Kavkaza’s correspondent rides the “Ingushetia” Train
Will suburban trains run there?
On December 6th, the head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and the head of the Directorate of Railway Stations of a branch of Russian Railways, Sergey Obramov, signed an agreement for the reconstruction of railway stations in the country. The project also provides the building of commuting hubs at the railway stations and reconstruction of areas located near railway stations. It is expected that the construction will feature innovative technologies to provide maximum comfort to travellers. Particular attention will be paid to passengers with disabilities. The project will be co-funded.
Sergey Abramov, Head of the Directorate of Railway Stations of the Russian Railways, told Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov that the construction of a unique energy-saving railway complex will start in Grozny in spring 2014, the Chechen …
Ramazan Abdulatipov, President of Dagestan, and Sergey Abramov, Head of the Directorate for Railway Stations of the Russian Railways (RR), have signed a cooperation agreement at the Dagestani office in Moscow.
Vladimir Yakunin, President of the Russian Railways company, Vladimir Mikhaylyuk, Deputy Chief of the Belarusian Railway, and Askar Mamin, President of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, have signed a plan for the establishment of the Transportation and …
The Russian Railways has launched audio programs in 200 routes within the framework of the joint project of the Russian Orthodox Church and Radio Rossii, as stated by Lyudmila Borzyak, producer of the World.Man.Word project, the Russian News Service reports.The routes include Moscow-Vladivostok, Omsk, Siberia, Kaliningrad. The audio programs include texts of famous Russian theologians, historians and publicists.
Ministry of Transport promotes its largest project in the south
Capacities of the existing ports are overloaded
Russia's first passenger train depot, designed to service the new double-decker coaches for trains, has opened in Mineralnye Vody today.The ceremony was attended by the President of "Russian Railways" Vladimir Yakunin, the Vice-Governor - Chairman of the Government of Stavropol Ivan Kovalev, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, Mikhail Afanasiev and other officials.
