Moscow and Beijing metros have signed an agreement on cooperation and partnership. The document was signed by Head of the Moscow Metro Dmitry Pegov and Vice President of the Beijing Transport Authority Chen Xilin, during the meeting celebrating the 80th anniversary of Moscow Metro, the largest urban public transport system in Russia. The agreement aims to improve passenger service quality and
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Siemens has laid the foundation stone for a new high-speed train maintenance workshop at Metallostroy depot base, near Saint Petersburg. At the new facility sitting on 10 hectares, maintenance works for Sapsan (Velaro RUS) and Lastochka trains will be carried out. Service for components will also be provided, including wheels and bogies. The construction of
Volgograd plans to purchase 40 tramways until 2017, as part of the fleet renewal program. This year an amount of RUB 560 million has been allocated from the federal budget for the acquisition of trolleybuses and tramways. Until the end of May, Volgograd’s public transport operator, Municipal Unitary Enterprise MetroElectroTrans is
The Ussuriysk Railway Ring will connect cities of Primorsky Territory, region in the Russian Far East, in an attempt to develop the transport infrastructure in Vladivostok agglomeration. The plan envisage the construction of 67 km of elevated railway and six railway stations. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, negotiations with Chinese companies are currently taking place on the
The new Ivolga EMU EG2Tv manufactured by Tver Carriage Works, part of Transmashholding, is undergoing trials at the Russian Institute of Research, Design and Technological Studies for Railway Rolling Stock (VNIKTI). The EMU can serve for urban, intercity, regional, airport shuttle services. EG2Tv is equipped with the newest asynchronous motors, bogies of new structure
Russian airport express operator, Aeroexpress plans to build a railway terminal at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Russia’s largest airport. The financing for the project could be provided either by the Russian National Wealth Fund or by Aeroexpress attracted loans, informs Prime Agency. In December last year, Alexei Sorokin, CEO of Aeroexpress, stated that the construction of the railway
Russian Railways (RZD) aims to increase the localisation level of Russian locomotives production, stated Valentin Gapanovich, RZD’s senior vice president during the Infospace forum. According to him, RZD and the Russian railway industry have planned to increase the localisation rate of locomotives manufactured by Transmashholding (TMH) and Ural Locomotives (a joint venture of Russian Sinara
Russian airport express operator Aeroexpress reported a net profit of RUB 1,599,000,000 and revenues of RUB 6,311,000,000 (+20% increase) for 2014. Over 19.7 million passengers traveled with Aeroexpress in 2014, including Moscow, Kazan, and Vladivostok routes and the commuter route to the town of Lobnya, thus making up to an increase in passenger flow
The first new TG16M series two-section locomotive produced by Russian locomotive manufacturer Sinara Transport Machines commenced operations in December 2014. A total of 32 locos will be used by RZhD Russian Railways on the Pacific Island of Sakhalin. The inauguration ceremony took place at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, station. For a period of
Russian mining and metals company Mechel reports that Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant won the status of potential rail supplier to Deutsche Bahn AG, following a production audit. As part of the work visit, Deutsche Bahn AG experts toured the oxygen converter workshop, universal rolling mill and the rolling workshop #3, as well
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