Ritsa tourist train's schedule for 2025 announced
The Ritsa train from Moscow to Abkhazia will make only one trip this year. Ticket sales have not yet begun - the tour is scheduled for October.
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Ministry of Transport assess North-South Corridor carrying capacity
By 2030, the North-South International Transport Corridor will be capable of transporting 20 million tons of cargo. This is the capacity the corridor is expected to reach, the Russian Minister of Transport said.
Russia and Azerbaijan approve agreement on transportation along North-South corridor
The Russian government has approved a draft agreement with Azerbaijan on the joint development of transit freight traffic along the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), the corresponding order was signed by Russian Prime Minister …
Russia resumes rail service with North Korea
Russia’s state railway company resumed passenger rail service with North Korea, which had been suspended since 2020. Russian …
Rail traffic between Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan may be resumed
Russian Railways (RZD) is considering the possible resumption of passenger traffic from Russia to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
RZD Tour: tourist trains with Uzbekistan may be launched soon
International tourist trains, including those to Uzbekistan, may be launched by "Russian Railways" soon. General Director of RZD Tour Roman Barakovskikh shared the detail where tourists from Uzbekistan would be able to go on a cruise train.
Russia and Uzbekistan to launch tourist trains
Moscow and Tashkent are considering possible routes for tourist trains. It became known following the visit of the Russian delegation to Uzbekistan.
Train derails Russia’s Volgograd Region, over 100 people injured
Dozens of people have been injured as a train and a Kamaz truck collided in southwestern Russia’s Volgograd Region on Monday. Up to 100 people were feared injured when a passenger train derailed. Eight cars of the …
Passenger train carriages derail in Russia's Komi
The Vorkuta-Novorossiysk train that derailed in the Komi Republic included 14 cars, nine of them turned over, the Inta municipal entity administration said on its Telegram channel. "The train included a total of 14 …
Armenia expresses appreciation to Russia for railway repairs
Russian partners are carrying out a large-scale work to restore Armenia’s railway after the floods, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the Cabinet meeting. "I understand that our Russian partners …
Vladimir Putin congratulates Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday in a phone call today. According …
Russian Railways restoring Armenia's railways
Russian Railways has started the recovery work for railways inside Armenia and between Armenia and Georgia, Andrey Matveev, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk's press secretary Andrey Matveev said. …
Kursky railway station being evacuated in Moscow
Passengers were evacuated from the territory of the Kursky railway station in Moscow, the Moscow Railway informs
Russian Railways reveals details of new high-speed train
The assembly of the new high-speed train will begin in two years, Russian Railways reports
Tourist train "To the mountains and thermal baths" to be launched in Adygea
Adygea will become accessible by train. This fall, the tourist train will connect Rostov-on-Don and Adygea
Flames engulf warehouse on Komsomolskaya Square
Today, at 17:30, a fire broke out in a warehouse located on Komsomolskaya Square
Moscow-Adler train travel time to be limited to 10 hours
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the project of a high-speed railway line from Moscow to Adler is promising. "The …
Russian Railways starts ticket pre-sales for August
The train tickets to the Black Sea resorts now available 90 days before the run
Russia and Azerbaijan agree on land and air transport sectors
A meeting of Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev and Azerbaijan`s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev was held in Moscow. During the talks, the ministers discussed the development of …
Agreements on completion Rasht-Astara railway in Iran to be signed soon
Russian Railways expects to sign intergovernmental agreements this year on the completion of the Rasht-Astara railway in Iran, the company's first deputy head Sergei Pavlov said. Pavlov noted the Russian Transport Ministry …
