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51-511: The Kuybyshevskaya Railway (Ку́йбышевская желе́зная доро́га) is a subsidiary of the Russian Railways , operates in several regions of Russia, such as Tatarstan , Bashkortostan , Mordovia , Ryazan Oblast , Penza , Tambov , Ulyanovsk , Samara , Orenburg , and Chelyabinsk Oblasts of Russia. The headquarters of the railway are located in Samara , and the total length of its route

102-448: A 50% ownership stake, plus two shares, of TransContainer from JSC Russian Railways. By March 2020, Delo Group of Companies had successfully consolidated a majority stake of 99.6% of the company's shares, and by August 2020, this consolidation extended to encompass the entirety of the operator's shares. In November 2021, TransContainer acquired a second terminal (facilities of the property complex of Zabaikalsk International Terminal LLC) at

153-659: A branch of Russian Railways JSC , gave birth to the Center for the Transportation of Cargo in Containers, better known as "TransContainer". In March 2006, this branch underwent a transformation, emerging as an open joint-stock company and subsequently becoming a subsidiary of Russian Railways OJSC. The operator started its business operations in July 2006. In November 2010, TransContainer orchestrated an IPO , resulting in

204-556: A container terminal in Domodedovo District of Moscow Region . The facility with a design capacity of 424 thousand TEUs per year will be adjacent to the Usady railway station. The company efficiently manages both its own and leased container fleet, boasting a remarkable total capacity of 220 thousand TEUs, complemented by a fleet of 40 thousand well cars . At the same time, the share of transportation by rolling stock under

255-613: A meeting of the Russian Academy of Science, Vladimir Yakunin presented an ambitious new transport route called the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development (TEPR) which would go "through Russia with a mega road and high-speed rail network to link Asia with Europe' and with the opportunity to go to Chukotka and Bering Strait and then to the American continent" to Alaska, "making overland trips from Britain to

306-607: A program to introduce new high-speed trains. The first train, Sapsan , commenced service in December 2009 and connects Saint Petersburg , Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod and is operated with trains manufactured by the German company Siemens. The second train, Allegro , has run from Saint Petersburg to Helsinki via Vyborg since December 2010 and is owned and operated together with the Finnish VR Group . Sapsan

357-709: A reduction of Russian Railways OJSC's stake in the operator to 50% plus one share . In July 2017, the operator acquired a 30% stake in Freight Village Kaluga North LLC from the Freight Village Ru group, which owns two multimodal transport and logistics centers (TLCs) – in Vorsino on the border of New Moscow and the Kaluga Oblast and Rosva near Kaluga (both TLCs are part of the same-name industrial parks and operate in

408-675: A separate company. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation inherited 17 of the 32 regions of the former Soviet Railways (SZD). In the mid-1990s, the profitability of railway transportation of the Russian Ministry of Railways fell to negative values, the bureaucratization of the ministry itself was publicly criticized, which became an occasion for reforms. Shortly after being elected president of Russia in 2000, Vladimir Putin approved

459-445: A subsidiary of Russian Railways, sold 75% of its shares minus two shares for 125.5 billion rubles (about 4 billion $ ) to Independent Transport Company owned by Vladimir Lisin . Thus, Lisin as Russia's largest operator of rolling stock acquired control of a quarter of the freight market. As part of its reform efforts, RZD massively reduced its workforce, from 2.2 million in the 1990s to 934,000 people in 2012. In 2012, it became one of

510-658: Is 11,502 km. The oldest railway in the network is the one that connects Morshansk and Syzran , which was constructed between 1872 and 1875. In 1880, engineers Nikolai Belelubsky and Konstantin Mikhailovsky designed the Syzran Bridge over the Volga River , which was the longest in Europe at the time. The railway line was extended to Zlatoust in 1890 and to Chelyabinsk two years later. The headquarters of

561-465: Is Oleg Belozerov. Before him, the position was occupied by Kirill Androsov from September 2011 till June 2015, and previously by Alexander Zhukov – from 20 July 2004 to September 2011 and Viktor Khristenko – from 16 October 2003 – 20 July 2004. Gennady Fadeev was President of JSC Russian Railways from 23 September 2003 – 14 June 2005. He was succeeded by Vladimir Yakunin – from 14 June 2005 to 20 August 2015. Oleg Belozyorov has been president of

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612-477: Is a leader in this segment. In December 2021, the ACRA rating agency assigned an ESG rating to PJSC TransContainer at ESG-4 level, ESG-B category. According to the methodology, such a rating means that the company pays increased attention to these issues. Notably, TransContainer achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Russian company to secure an international ESG rating. This accomplishment followed

663-480: Is also part of the program. Between 2021 and 2025 RZD plans to build Rostov–Krasnodar–Adler, Tula–Voronezh high-speed rail and the extension of Kazan-Yelabuga high-speed rail, as well as other regional high-speed rail links. During the 2026–2030 third phase of the program, Russian Railways will build Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed rail section; the railway line will be extended from Yelabuga to Yekaterinburg, and from Voronezh to Rostov-on-Don. In March 2015, at

714-648: Is considered the first step to triggering a credit default swap . In December 2023 the joint venture with the VR Group , Finnish Railways, to run the Karelian Trains ceased, the trains having stopped running in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russian Railways having failed to meet their portion of the financing obligations, VR Group assumed the whole financial obligations and took over

765-636: Is determined by the Federal Tariff Service at net cost or higher. Limited railway capacity is the main factor limiting Russian coal exports to Asia. Demand for Russian coal in Europe has declined due to the energy transition and Russia's invasion of Ukraine and this reinforces the need for Russia to reorient coal exports to Asia. Russian Railways has a near-monopoly on long-distance train travel, with its subsidiary, Federal Passenger Company, accounting for 90% of total passenger turnover in 2017. Passenger transportation accounted for 10.6% of

816-454: Is divided into two components: «ticket» (which includes the cost of transport infrastructure, locomotive traction and the Station component) and «reserved seat» (service of transport company, which is the owner of the car). Since 2003, the flexible schedule tariffs (FST) to travel on long-distance trains is used: FST is calculated in such a way as to stimulate passengers to undertake a trip on

867-541: Is the founder and sole shareholder of JSC Russian Railways. On behalf of its shareholders the powers are exercised by the Government of the Russian Federation . It approves the president of the company, forms the board of directors annually and approves the annual reports. An IPO for the company was considered in 2012, but it was pushed back to after 2020. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Russian Railways

918-491: The Soviet Union , claiming the lives of 575 individuals (see Ufa train disaster ). Russian Railways Russian Railways (Russian: ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД») , romanized:  OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD) ) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company , both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services. The company

969-725: The Zabaikalsk railway station , which is a strategic land crossing on the Russian-Chinese border . By December 2022, the reconstruction of the Zabaikalsk terminal had undergone a comprehensive reconstruction, resulting in a remarkable tenfold increase in processing capacity since 2006, now boasting an impressive capacity of 555 thousand TEU per year. The total investment volume for this endeavor surpassed 5 billion rubles. In August 2023, TransContainer became founder of Container Terminal Usady LLC, which will build and operate

1020-452: The broad gauge used in the rest of Russia, which it formally completed in August 2019. The share of privately owned wagons in the freight transport increased to one-third of the total by 2005. On 18 May 2006, the company signed an agreement with Siemens for the delivery of eight high-speed trains. On 23 May 2007, Russian Railways adopted a new corporate style which changed fundamentally

1071-411: The "cargo village" format). In the same year, 2017, TransContainer expanded its footprint with the establishment of a subsidiary - SpetsTransContainer LLC. This subsidiary, serving as a competence center, played a pivotal role in the development of specialized container transportation. In October 2017, TransContainer established a subsidiary – TransContainer Freight Forwarding (Shanghai) Co., Ltd – on

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1122-589: The Decree No. 585 established RZD as a joint stock company, making it a holding in charge of 63 subsidiaries, including TransContainer , RailTranAuto, Rail Passenger Directorate, Russian Troika, TransGroup, and Refservis. RZD acquired 987 companies (95% in asset value) out of the 2046 that had formed the MR system. Gennady Fadeyev, the Railways Minister, became the company's first president. The reform saw

1173-679: The French logistics company Gefco SA. The total value of the transaction was 800 million euros, the seller being PSA Peugeot Citroen , the parent company of Gefco. A program to modernize the Baikal–Amur Mainline was launched in 2013, costing the equivalent of £4 billion by 2018. In 2015, RZD International won a €1.2 billion contract to electrify the Garmsar–Inche Bourun line in Iran. In August 2015, company president Vladimir Yakunin

1224-684: The Russian Federation. In 2003, the Federal Law on Railway Transport divided the Ministry of Railways into the Federal Railway Transport Agency (FRTA) and Russian Railways (RZD). The reform also required RZD to provide access to railway infrastructure to other carriers and operators. As the law requires carriers to provide service to customers anywhere in Russia, RZD retained its dominant position. Later in 2003,

1275-749: The Samara-Zlatoust Railway was situated in Ufa . Following the Russian Revolution , a number of railway lines, including those of the Moscow–Kazan Railway and Syzran–Vyazma Railway, were incorporated into the Syzran–Zlatoust Railway. In 1936, the network underwent a renaming to honor Valerian Kuybyshev , along with the city of Samara. In 1989, this railway witnessed the most devastating train accident ever recorded in

1326-564: The US (via the Channel Tunnel) a possibility." Limited railway capacity is the main bottleneck for Russian coal exports to Asia. Demand for Russian coal in Europe has declined due to the energy transition and Russia's invasion of Ukraine and this reinforces the need for Russia to reorient coal exports to Asia. Various Russian actors have therefore proposed the rapid expansion of the country's eastward rail capacity. The Russian Federation

1377-434: The company since 20 August 2015. As of December 2013, Russian Railways has controlling interests in the following companies: On 24 February 2022, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine , US President Joe Biden announced economic sanctions against several Russian companies, including Russian Railways. The main activities of Russian Railways involve freight and passenger traffic. In Russia, railways carry 42% of

1428-589: The company's asset portfolio encompasses more than 480 motor vehicles and a fleet of 200 loading equipment units, attesting to its logistical capabilities and commitment to seamless operations. TransContainer holds a credit rating from the Expert RA agency and a corporate governance rating assigned by the Russian Institute of Directors. According to the results of the fitting platform operator rating, INFOLine Rail Russia Top: No. 4 2022, TransContainer

1479-451: The company's control in the railway container transportation market is 41%. TransContainer operates 40 own terminals in Russia, three of which are operated through subsidiaries and j oint ventures . The company's robust sales network comprises over 90 offices situated within Russia, alongside representative offices strategically positioned across the CIS countries, Europe and Asia . Moreover,

1530-585: The company's revenue in 2017. The long-distance passenger fleet includes 19,386 rail cars as of 2017, with an average age of 19.1 years. Over 60% of long-distance passengers travel in third-class sleeping carriages. The long-distance rail passenger business is under increasing competition from airlines, due to their aggressive domestic pricing policies and generally shorter travel times for routes under 1,000 km. International rail passenger traffic dropped from 19.4 million passengers in 2013 to 6.8 million in 2017. In 2005–2010, JSC Russian Railways has launched

1581-411: The contractors were actually shell companies , used to convey billions of dollars in tenders to close associates of Yakunin, president of RZD. Zheldoripoteka, RZD's real estate arm, was revealed to have sold land plots located close to railway stations in major cities to the son of Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin. Far East Land Bridge, a company partnered with a Russian Railways subsidiary,

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1632-488: The creation of a new market segment following the privatization of the network's rolling stock. The company divided the bulk of its wagon fleet between two new operating companies, Freight One (which was later privatised) and Freight Two (renamed Federal Freight in 2012), and private players such as GlobalTrans also entering the market. In 2003, RZD launched a project to replace the narrow gauge on Sakhalin Railway to

1683-595: The date with the lowest index. In 2010 and 2011, the average weighted index for calendar periods was 0.97 and the average volume of passenger traffic – 1.00. According to the JSC Russian Railways statement, the passenger transportation – except for some highly profitable directions – is unprofitable. These losses are partly compensated from the budget, and for the most part – with the help of cross-subsidies by income from freight. TransContainer The genesis of this company traces back to October 2003 when

1734-553: The emergence of a competitive environment, Russian Railways has been transformed into a vertically oriented holding company. In 2009, the investment budget was 262.8 billion rubles (excluding VAT), of which 47.4 billion for projects related to the preparation and staging of the Olympic Games in Sochi; 58.7 billion for the renovation of the rolling stock (including supply of Sapsan trains). In 2010, Federal Passenger Company

1785-441: The exit of specialized American and European rating agencies from Russia. Among land transport and logistics companies evaluated by India's ESG Risk Assessments & Insights Limited (ESGRisk.ai), TransContainer emerged as the top performer. Within the comprehensive list of 1,026 positions that includes global companies, PJSC TransContainer claimed an impressive 32nd position. The ESG-RISK A rating assigned by ESGRisk.ai signifies that

1836-490: The high-speed rail sections linking Moscow–Kazan (1.2 trillion rubles), Moscow–Tula (268.6 billion rubles), Chelyabinsk–Yekaterinburg (122.6 billion rubles), Tula–Belgorod (86.8 billion rubles), Yekaterinburg–Nizhny Tagil (12.9 billion rubles) and Novosibirsk–Barnaul (62.3 billion rubles). The project design of the largest container port in Ust-Luga for reception and distribution of containerized freight on China–Europe route

1887-463: The idea of reforming the railway transport, according to which all economic functions on the railway should be transferred to a joint-stock company with 100% state participation. The start of the state program for reforming the Russian railway sector was given by the establishment of Russian Railways in October 2003. The new company received over 95% of the assets belonging to the Ministry of Railways of

1938-524: The project was extended to all assets of Delo Group. The program encompasses a comprehensive array of measures aimed at improving the quality of life for employees. Notable provisions include a one-time payment of 1 million rubles upon the birth of a third child or subsequent children. Additionally, the initiative entails increased compensation for sick leave during pregnancy and early maternity leave, augmented financial support for kindergarten, and expanded access to vouchers for children's camps . Furthermore,

1989-576: The railway operator stands as a leader in ESG practices and possesses a commendable track record in managing significant risks. Sergei Shishkarev , Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delo Group , spearheaded a noteworthy demographic project launched in June 2022. This initiative is geared towards supporting families with children and contributing to the enhancement of the Russia's demographic landscape . Later,

2040-440: The rolling stock. In March 2016, RZD approved an updated version of high-speed rail development program until 2030. The 5 trillion ruble program includes the construction of Moscow–Kazan–Yekaterinburg, Moscow–Adler and Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed lines, as well as other high-speed lines connecting regional cities. The construction program is divided into three stages. By 2020, Russian Railways planned to put into operation

2091-626: The shipping company CMA CGM announced to be acquiring the French logistics company Gefco SA from Russian Railways and minority shareholder Stellantis . On 11 April 2022, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association had determined a "failure to pay" credit event occurred on 250 million CHF worth of Swiss franc loan participation notes linked to an entity related to Russian Railways, RZD Capital. The determination

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2142-801: The territory of the People's Republic of China in the Pilot Free Trade Zone of Shanghai . In September 2018, TransContainer acquired from Global Ports a 100% stake in Logistics-Terminal CJSC, which manages a container yard in St. Petersburg ( Shushary ), with a capacity of 200 thousand TEU per year. In September 2018, PJSC TransContainer registered a subsidiary, TransContainer Mongolia LLC in Ulaanbaatar . In December 2019, Delo Group, following an open auction, secured

2193-411: The three largest transport companies in the world. According to a Reuters inquiry, RZD procurement activities in 2012 amounted to $ 22.5 billion; part of this was awarded to private contractors with no genuine operations in de facto noncompetitive tenders. Some of the company addresses listed on the tenders turned out to be private apartments, car repair shops or department stores. It was alleged that

2244-439: The total cargo traffic, and about 33% of passenger traffic. Some passenger categories, such as pensioners, members of parliament, and holders of Soviet and Russian state decorations, receive free or subsidized tickets. In 2013 railways carried nearly 90% of Russia's freight, excluding pipelines. In 2014, railway infrastructure and locomotive services accounted for 74% of the company's total revenue. The cost of freight tariff

2295-480: The way the Company presented itself visually to the outside world. The change of corporate identity underwent several stages during the 2007–2010 period. The final version of the logo was designed by BBDO Branding. Also, commissioned by BBDO Branding The Agency HardCase Design created a family of corporate fonts RussianRail, consisting of 15 fonts. In the new company logo Sans-serif RussianRail Grotesque Medium

2346-558: Was also linked to Yakunin's son. On 16 October 2012, Russian Railways has completed competitive negotiations with potential buyers of the remaining 25-percent plus 1 share stake in JSC Freight One . The best binding offer was received from the Independent Transport Company LLC. The assets were sold for 50 billion rubles. In early November 2012, Russian Railways announced the purchase of 75% of

2397-601: Was dismissed, allegedly because of poor performance and mismanagement. Yakunin was replaced by Oleg Belozyorov . RZD International began works on the reconstruction of the Serbian Vinarci – Djordjevo line in 2016. The Moscow Central Circle railway, designed and managed by Roszheldorproject , an RZD subsidiary, opened in September 2016. In July 2018, the company announced plans to phase out third-class carriages on long-distance trains by 2025. On 8 April 2022,

2448-486: Was established as a fully owned subsidiary of Russian Railways, providing long-distance passenger services both in Russia and abroad. By the end of 2013, it operated all long-distance routes, except for high-speed Sapsan lines, which are operated by RZD. RZD issued its first dollar-denominated bond in 2010, raising $ 1.5 billion. On 28 October 2011, the Joint Stock Company Freight One ,

2499-580: Was established on 18 September 2003, when a decree was passed to separate the upkeep and operation of the railways from the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation . RZhD is based in Moscow at Novaya Basmannaya str., 2. The operating units of the central part of the staff are at Kalanchevskaya str., 35. Railways in the Russian-occupied region of Crimea are controlled by Crimea Railway ,

2550-494: Was the most successful passenger train of JSC Russian Railways with occupancy rate of 84.5% (according to RZD in 2010) and profitability of 30% (although capital costs were not included in its calculation). Passenger tariffs (except for travelling in the stateroom, sleeping and VIP-cars) are approved by the State, represented by the Federal Tariff Service with social orientation of its traffic operations below cost. Passenger fare

2601-401: Was used. In 2008, the new logo of Russian Railways became a runner-up for the international design competition WOLDA '08 award. Strategy 2030, an investment plan to expand and modernize the railway network, was approved by the Russian government in 2008. Since 2008, as part of the structural reform of rail transport, with separation of the services infrastructure of transportation activity and

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