Russian Railways-Medicine has expressed its readiness to discuss the creation of a mobile consultative and diagnostic train for Turkmenistan, TASS reported. The proposal came after representatives of Russian Railways-Medicine visited Ashgabat as part of the “Mission of Kindness” program. During their visit, they presented lectures on Russian medicine and its advancements. Turkmen doctors showed particular […]
Russian coal travels to India via the North-South corridor through Central Asia
Russia delivered its first coal shipment to India utilizing the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) that traverses Central Asia. Two trains laden with Kuzbass coal, originating from the Kemerovo region in Western Siberia, embarked on this journey. Their route run through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan before reaching the Iranian port of Bandar […]
First Agroexpress Train Delivers Oat Flakes from Russia to India via Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
The first Agroexpress train carrying oat flakes departed Russia for India. This inaugural trip utilized the eastern route of the North-South International Transport Corridor, traversing Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. This multimodal shipment of cargo was organized by the logistics arm of Russian Railways “Russian Railways Logistics” and LLC “Dry Port Yuzhnouralsky” (part of the State […]
Russian Railways Offers Discount for Metal Exports on North-South Corridor
Russian Railways has implemented a significant discount for transporting ferrous metals through the eastern branch of the North-South international transport corridor. This route traverses Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The company’s board approved a coefficient of 0.5 applied to the existing tariff for metal transportation in wagons. This translates to a 50% discount for ferrous metals shipped […]
Russian Railways Logistics Facilitates Delivery of Building Materials for Magtymguly Fragi Monument Project in Turkmenistan
JSC Russian Railways Logistics, the logistics arm of Russian Railways, has organized the rail transport of construction materials from Russia to Turkmenistan, according to a company statement. The St. Petersburg branch of Russian Railways Logistics spearheaded the project, delivering granite tiles and decorative elements needed for the new monument dedicated to the revered Turkmen poet […]
Russian Railways Logistics Expedites Flour Transit Through Turkmenistan
Russian Railways Logistics, the logistics arm of JSC Russian Railways, has expanded its operations to include the transit transportation of flour from Russia to Turkmenistan. The company’s Saratov branch has successfully organized rail shipments of flour from a major processing plant in the region to Turkmenistan, utilizing a route that transits Kazakhstan through the Kigash […]
The President of Turkmenistan received the head of JSC “Russian Railways”
On 27 Mar 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received General Director – Chairman of the Board of JSC Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting and the cordial welcome on Turkmen soil, the guest stressed the high interest of Russian companies, in particular, the largest transport holding he heads, in […]
Russian company to help “digitize” Turkmen railways
On the sidelines of the conference and exhibition “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development” (ITTC-2023) in Ashgabat, Russian Railways-Technologies (RZD-Technologies) and the Turkmen Railway Company signed a memorandum of cooperation. The parties agreed on partnership cooperation in the digital sphere. The Memorandum of cooperation was signed by Pavel Dykun, Commercial Director – Head […]
Russian Railways and Turkmen Railways to launch joint digitalization projects
Russian Railways (RZD) and the railway carrier of Turkmenistan “Demiryollary” (Railways) inked several documents on partnership on the sidelines of the second day (4 May 2023) of the International Conference in Ashgabat dedicated to international transport and transit corridors. They include: Roadmap for digitalization of cargo transportation (between Russian Railways and Demiryollary), which fixes […]
Russian Railways attaches paramount importance to the development of partnership with Turkmenistan
Russian Railways attaches paramount importance to the further development of a strong long–term and sustainable partnership with Turkmenistan, said Sergey Pavlov, First Deputy Director General of Russian Railways (RZD), speaking at the first session of the Ashgabat Conference on International Transit and Transport Corridors. The session was devoted to the topic “Transport and logistics interconnectedness […]
Russian Railways targets to transport 1 million tons of cargo along the eastern branch of the North–South corridor
This year, Russian railways plans to transport 1 million tons of cargo along the eastern branch of the international North-South transport corridor through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This was announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2023) by Oleg Belozerov, CEO – Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Russian Railways, writes “RZD-Partner”. “We are […]
Tariff Decreases Make North-South Corridor a More attractive Trade Route
Russian Railways Logistics is continuously working to reduce transit time of transportation on the routes of the North-South international transport corridor and pays special attention to the issue of reducing the cost of delivery. The statement came from the the Director of container transportation of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” Alexander Sivertsev. The company marks a […]
Turkmen-Russian Business Forum attracted over 300 Turkmen and Russian companies – the Russian delegation came to Ashgabat with a portfolio of concrete proposals
Elvira Kadyrova On 19-20 January 2023, the Turkmen-Russian Forum is being held in Ashgabat. The purpose of the forum is a full–scale deepening of trade, economic and industrial cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan. The number of participants from both sides is impressive – more than 300 representatives of business circles and organizations, including 220 companies […]
Cargo traffic along the North–South corridor has increased
In 2022, more than 0.6 million tons of cargo were transported along the North–South international transport corridor (INSTC) from the stations of the Northern Railway (SZD), a branch of Russian Railways, according to a press release from the SZD. Compared to the previous year, the volume of shipments in this direction increased by more than […]
Russian railways announced a discount on freight through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Russian Railways “RZD” takes steps to promote the transportation of containers along the eastern branch of the international transport corridor “North – South”, according to a press release from the company. RZD will offer 20% discount throughout 2023 for export-import container transportation, passing through the Russian-Kazakh border crossings and the Bolashak–Serkhetyak border crossing between Kazakhstan […]
Russian and Turkmen Railways outlined further steps to promote the North–South corridor
A meeting of representatives of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics”, JSC “Russian Railways” and Turkmen Railways was held in Ashgabat. During the meeting, the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation on improving the conditions of cargo transportation along the eastern branch of the International Transport Corridor “North – South” were considered, Russian Railways Logistics reports. The parties discussed […]
Logistics companies of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia will jointly develop the North-South corridor
Russian Railways Logistics, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ Express), and the Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan (TULM) signed a memorandum of cooperation in international and transit freight transportation. The document provides for the following areas of cooperation: organization of regular cargo freight in trilateral and transit traffic increase in the volume of international import-export cargo transportation […]
Russia launches a regular container service through Turkmenistan
JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” has launched a regular container train on the eastern branch of the international transport corridor “North – South”. On 24 October, a container train consisting of 31 forty-foot containers set off from Chekhov station near Moscow. The train will transit through Kazakhstan to Sarakhs station on the Turkmen-Iranian border. Containers in […]
Turkmen and Russian Railways intend to launch regular container service
On 19 October, Oleg Belozerov, CEO of Russian Railways, met in Ashgabat with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation Rashid Meredov, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan […]
Russian railways delivered KAMAZ construction equipment to Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova The St. Petersburg Branch of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” delivered two KAMAZ truck-mounted concrete pumps from Russia to Turkmenistan, according to the official website of Russian Railways. The cargo was loaded onto two universal railway platforms and travelled along the route St. Petersburg – Ashgabat through the Kazakhstan border crossing Bolashak. The total […]
Russian GAZ cars bound for Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova 14 units of transport vehicles from the Russian manufacturer GAZ were sent to Turkmenistan. The St. Petersburg branch of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” carried out the shipment of 9 buses and 5 trucks of the “GAZ” brand by rail, says a press release from Russian Railways. The train with vehicles, loaded on universal […]