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Russia
Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
Moscow
107174, New Basmannaya st., 2
Top managers:
Belozerov Oleg Valentinovich
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The main function of Russian Railways is the operation of railway infrastructure owned by the state.
Railways
- Kaliningrad Railway, Russian Railways
- October Railway, Russian Railways
- Northern Railway (SZD), Russian Railways
- Moscow Railway (Moscow Railway), Russian Railways
- Gorky Railway, Russian Railways
- Volga Railway, Russian Railways
- Kuibyshev Railway, Russian Railways
- West Siberian Railway, Russian Railways
- Trans-Baikal Railway, Russian Railways
- Krasnoyarsk Railway, Russian Railways
- East Siberian Railway, Russian Railways
- South-Eastern Railway, Russian Railways
- Far Eastern Railway, Russian Railways
Russian Railways Board of Directors
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Financial performance
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Digitalization
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Russian Railways operates one of the largest information systems in the world.
Digital Transformation Strategy
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IT Insourcing in Russian Railways
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Information security
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Quantum technologies
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Unmanned trains in Russian Railways
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History
2025
Buying property from Siemens Mobility for ₽1,57 billion
In May 2025, Russian Railways completed the acquisition of seized real estate objects of Siemens Mobility LLC in St. Petersburg in the amount of ₽1,567 billion excluding VAT. The assets passed into the ownership of the Directorate of High-Speed Communication, a branch of the railway company. Read more here.
Russian Railways bought Siemens real estate in the Leningrad region
The Directorate of High-Speed Communication (DOSS, a branch of Russian Railways) acquired at auction an unfinished facility in the village of Metallostroy in the Leningrad Region, which belonged to Siemens Mobility LLC (owned by German Siemens Mobility Gmbh and Dutch Siemens Mobility Holding B. V.). DOSS bought the asset for almost 114 million rubles. This is evidenced by the trading data released in February 2025. The unfinished object entered the new lot with a readiness of 68% with an area of 3600 square meters. m. Read more here
Purchase for 1.45 billion rubles from Simenes repair company Sapsanov and Swallows
On January 16, 2025, it became known that Russian Railways (Russian Railways) purchased at auction a service workshop for the repair and maintenance of Sapsan and Lastochka trains, built by the German company Siemens. The cost of the facility amounted to 1.45 billion rubles. Read more here.
2024
Purchase of 350 thousand square meters. meters in a skyscraper in "Moscow City"
On October 24, 2024, it became known that Russian Railways closed a deal to acquire 350 thousand square meters in the skyscraper of the Moscow City international business center. The new headquarters of the railway carrier will be located here, which was originally planned to be built on the site of the Riga freight yard of the capital.
The newspaper told about the deal. Kommersant Russian Railways purchased premises in the Moscow Towers building, the total area of which is about 411 thousand square meters. Thus, the company almost completely bought out this skyscraper. Moscow Towers consists of two towers, united by a common stylobate part. The towers are connected by crossing bridges forming a sky lobby more than 20 meters high.
One of the consultants to the deal was Core.XP. It is said that Russian Railways bought offices with a total area of more than 200 thousand square meters, as well as apartments and parking for 100 thousand square meters. At the same time, a little more than 60 thousand square meters of space allocated for retail, catering establishments and other related infrastructure were not included in the deal perimeter.
Dmitry Klapsha, CEO of the consulting company Remain, estimates the value of the purchased real estate at 160 billion rubles. And Ekaterina Belova, head of the office space department at IBC Real Estate, believes that the price of the asset can reach 227 billion rubles. Core.XP CEO Vladimir Pinaev says that the areas in Moscow Towers have been acquired to accommodate employees of the main divisions of Russian Railways. At the same time, the company may also redesign the purchased apartments into office space in the future. Pinaev notes that the main advantage of Moscow Towers for Russian Railways is the ability to quickly locate the headquarters and maximize operational efficiency through business consolidation.[1]
Reduction by a third of the investment program until 2030. Where ₽5,7 trillion will go
In November 2024, it became known about the decision of the Ministry of Economic Development to reduce the long-term investment program of Russian Railways to ₽5,7 trillion for the period up to 2030, which is 54% less than the initially announced amount of ₽12,41 trillion. This initiative was included in the strategy for the development of railway infrastructure.
According to Kommersant, the most significant reduction will affect the development of the Eastern landfill, where funding may decrease by 6.7 times - up to ₽558,7 billion instead of the planned ₽3,84 trillion.
 | The head of Infoline-Analytics Mikhail Burmistrov noted: Russian Railways in 2024 lost a significant part of the cargo base to vehicles, which requires a revision of investment priorities, especially in terms of the Eastern landfill. |  |
The development of approaches to the ports of the North-West will also undergo a significant reduction - from ₽882,5 billion to ₽105,9 billion to complete current work, and funding for achieving targets will decrease from ₽262,7 billion to ₽9,2 billion.
Investments in approaches to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin are planned to be reduced from ₽211 billion to ₽151,2 billion for current projects, and funds to achieve targets will be reduced from ₽511,6 billion to ₽13,3 billion.
Financing of the Moscow-Petersburg high-speed highway in the amount of ₽264,7 billion will remain unchanged. Investments in the modernization and purchase of rolling stock will undergo a minimum reduction - from ₽1,87 trillion to ₽1,85 trillion.
Russian Railways will also retain funding in the amount of ₽48,8 billion for the centralized placement of employees in the Moscow Towers complex in Moscow City. The company said that the funds will be received from the sale of released real estate and non-core assets.
According to Russian Railways, the adjustment of the investment program will not affect the planned indexation of tariffs for cargo transportation, which will amount to 13.8% from December 1, 2024.[2]
2023
Development of an investment program for 11 trillion rubles until 2030
JSC Russian Railways (RZD) has developed an investment program of 11 trillion rubles until 2030. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, who oversees the transport industry in the Government of the Russian Federation, spoke about this in mid-December 2023. According to him, the main directions of development of the railway industry included in the document were:
- reorienting freight flows for the benefit of all shippers;
- ensuring the transportation of passengers, where "it is important to find a balance between freight and passenger transportation, and the transportation of certain types of goods";
- technological independence. According to Belousov, the country's railway complex should rely on its own Russian developments and solutions.
| | All indicated directions will be reflected in the financial plan and investment program of Russian Railways in the period until 2030, - said the First Deputy Prime Minister at the opening of the IV Railway Congress in mid-December 2023. | |
The Ministry of Economic Development proposes to direct the funds of the NWF to finance the deficit of the Russian Railways investment program until 2030, since, as noted in the department, the tariffs of the monopoly in 2024-2030 will grow more slowly than inflation. This initiative, according to the ministry, will reduce the costs of shippers, specified in the explanatory note to the document. But with the growth of the Russian Railways tariff slower than inflation, the deficit of own and budgetary funds (including funds from the NWF) to finance the investment program of Russian Railways may amount to about 40% (or 11-13% of revenue), the Ministry of Economic Development notes. Borrowing and additional funds of the NWF will fill the deficit. It is not clear how much funds the NWF Ministry of Economic Development proposes to direct to finance the deficit of the monopoly's investment program by December 2023. [3]
Hiring convicts
In November 2023, it became known about the decision of Russian Railways to hire convicts of forced labor and foreign citizens. As the deputy general director of the company Dmitry Shakhanov clarified, first of all, Russian Railways needs such workers in hard-to-reach areas of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
According to Shakhanov, Russian Railways has already begun interaction with the Federal Penitentiary Service on the issue of employment of those convicted of forced labor. At the same time, the company understands all the risks of such people, but considers this an additional opportunity.
The second option to fill the personnel deficit may be to attract foreign citizens. Although here, as Shakhanov noted, there are a number of problems with their involvement, including the fact that it concerns wages in terms of rubles. The need for such employees will be determined in the context of specific enterprises.
As the deputy head of Russian Railways noted, by November 2023, all Russian industry and all companies have to work in unprecedented conditions.
| | In a different way, except for personnel hunger, these processes cannot be called, "Shakhanov emphasized, adding that there are no free personnel on the market, and the priority for personnel divisions is to attract personnel. | |
The reasons for the shortage of labor, in his opinion, lie in the demography and active development of industry, including defense. The top manager stressed that the situation leads to a "race" of wages.
| | In reality, there is a "race" of wages. This process, of course, needs to be stopped, and at the state level, he said. | |
To attract and retain employees, Russian Railways use such methods as changing corporate culture, increasing wages, efficiency in the selection and training of personnel, improving social support, Shakhanov explained.[4]
Additional capitalization from the state for 162 billion rubles
The Russian government will capitalize on Russian Railways (RZD) for 162 billion rubles. This was announced in early November 2023 by the Minister of Transport of Russia Vitaly Savelyev at a meeting of the Cabinet.
| | Russian railways will ensure a record implementation of the investment program in the amount of 1.2 trillion rubles. At the same time, it should be noted that more than 90 billion rubles are ahead of the next years, Savelyev said. | |
According to him, the increase in the authorized capital of Russian Railways by 162 billion rubles will take place before the end of 2023 in order to form additional sources of investment. At the same time, it is possible to use 45.5 billion rubles by decision of the government from 2024 for investment in 2023, he added.
| | These funds will be used to further implement the project for the development of the Central Transport Hub, quantum communications and the purchase of new modern rolling stock, the minister explained (quoted by Interfax). | |
The formation of the investment program for 2024 was based on the forecast parameters of the socio-economic development of Russia. All indicators of Russian Railways are planned with growth. Thus, loading for the next year is estimated at 1.265 billion tons (+ 1.7% to the level of 2023). Cargo turnover will amount to 3.4 trillion tkm (+ 3.4%). In addition, further growth of passenger turnover to 128 billion pass.-km (+ 1%) is predicted.
230 billion rubles are planned for the renewal of rolling stock. It is planned to purchase over 500 locomotives, more than 280 cars of electric trains "Lastochka" and other motor-car rolling stock, which, in turn, will ensure the employment of the complex of domestic engineering. The investment program also includes funds for the implementation of a program to update the infrastructure complex, within which more than 5.5 thousand km of track will be repaired.[5]
Russian Railways investments for 20 years reached 9.3 trillion rubles
Over 20 years of operation, Russian Railways investments reached 9.3 trillion rubles. Oleg Belozerov, CEO of the company, spoke about this in early October 2023.
| | We have been going with a very serious increase in recent years. They bought almost 21 thousand new passenger cars in 20 years. Purchased about 9.5 thousand locomotives. The Zyfras are grandiose, - said the head of Russian Railways in an interview with RIA Novosti. | |
According to him, in 2023 alone, Russian Railways invested about 1.2 trillion rubles, and for 2024 the company is preparing an investment program for 1.3 trillion rubles.
| | General opinion: if there is an opportunity, we need to be supported as much as possible so that we, in turn, do not restrain the economy, "Belozerov added. | |
As noted by RIA Novosti, the capital expenditures of Russian Railways for 2023 initially amounted to over 1.07 trillion rubles. It was a record volume. The investment programs of the state monopoly, created in 2003, in previous years did not exceed this bar.
In early October 2023, Oleg Belozerov also said that the length of the main tracks of the Russian railways is about 86 thousand kilometers, but if we take the expanded length, it is 127 thousand kilometers.
| | For example, we are building second tracks on the BAM and Transsib. Along the total length of the main paths, we do not grow much, but along the unfolded length, growth is very noticeable. From the new - we have built approaches to the Crimean bridge, bypassing Ukraine, a unique road to the mountain cluster in Sochi and much more, - he listed. | |
Belozerov also noted that Russian Railways regularly break USSR records and see that the demand for transportation by rail exceeds the capabilities of infrastructure.
| | We regularly beat record figures from the time of the Soviet Union. We have higher cargo turnover, speed and a number of other indicators. We climbed to the top positions in the world ranking of railways. Russian railways today are the most loaded in the world, occupy the second place in terms of cargo turnover, the third place in terms of length, he added.[6] | |
Allocation of 20 billion rubles for railways to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea basin
Russian Railways allocate 20 billion rubles for railways to the ports of the Azov-Black Sea Basin (ACB). This was announced on July 10, 2023 by the deputy head of the company Andrei Makarov. According to him, we are talking about funds for 2023, and their volume is more than expenses for 2022 (as far as he did not specify).
According to Makarov, by July 2023, the carrying capacity of railway approaches to the ports of the ASB is 125 million tons against 100 million tons two years earlier. By 2025, the carrying capacity should reach 131 million tons per year, and by 2030 - 150 million tons.
| | This is the target indicator of the ACB development program until 2030, which is currently being developed by our institutes, - added a top manager of Russian Railways. | |
He noted that the holding has already modernized the Tikhoretskaya station of the North Caucasus Railway, the throughput capacity of the section increased by 27% compared to 2022. The holding continues to modernize other sites.
| | We work on Timashevskaya, we work on Privolzhskaya, according to Maxim Gorky, we work on Volzhsky at stations in order to additionally take the measures that we have remaining on the ASB in order to complete them, - explained Makarov (quote from TASS). | |
The source Businessman"" in the market notes that the planned volume of 150 million tons by 2030 will not be enough. Already by July 2023, according to the interlocutor, about 180 million tons are needed and at least 200-220 million tons per year by 2030.
According to the head of Infoline-Analytics Mikhail Burmistrov, the volume of traffic through the ports of the ASB will grow faster than predicted before the start of the special operation. He notes that there are now serious infrastructure problems on the approaches to the ports of the south. One example is restrictions on the export of coal from Taman and on the export of containers from Novorossiysk. Demand for transportation is increasing due to the growth of freight traffic, passenger traffic and demand for export and import transportation through southern ports.[7]
2022
The government approved a large-scale repair of the infrastructure of Russian Railways for 7.6 trillion rubles
At the end of December 2022, the government approved a program to bring railway tracks into a "regulatory state," the cost of which, taking into account the purchase of equipment, should amount to 7.6 trillion rubles in 2023-2035.
As Kommersant writes with reference to the corresponding document, the program involves the overhaul of 82.2 thousand km of the railway track. More than half will fall on the North-West landfill (44.2 thousand km). It is planned to repair 15.5 thousand km at the Southern training ground, 22.6 thousand km at the Eastern training ground. It is also planned to reconstruct more than 4 thousand artificial structures.
Investments, taking into account the costs of 2022, but excluding investments in travel equipment, are estimated at 6.6 trillion rubles. From 2023, and taking into account track equipment, this figure will amount to 7.6 trillion rubles. Russian Railways confirmed to the publication that the program was approved by the authorities.
At the same time, it is noted that in the period from 2023 to 2035, about 3.8 trillion rubles will be spent on major repairs of tracks, about 2.6 trillion rubles - on the reconstruction of artificial structures and the improvement of the roadbed, and another 1.1 trillion rubles are planned to be invested in updating the fleet of track and road construction equipment.
The program for the phased withdrawal of the Russian Railways track complex to the regulatory level until 2035 notes that all work should be financed by the monopoly, but there is no detailed financing plan.
The head of Infoline-Analytics, Mikhail Burmistrov, believes that the main question is how much Russian Railways is able to implement such large-scale plans without prejudice to key projects, primarily the Eastern landfill, that is, to mobilize labor resources, equipment, and so on. The distribution of work by direction in the short term would be advisable to adjust, he believes: now the issues cause insufficient attention to financing on approaches to the ports of the south, where the work should be intensified, while in the north-west they can be attributed to a later date.[8]
Mishustin approved the investment program of Russian Railways at 1.07 trillion rubles
In November 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the investment program of Russian Railways for 2023 in the amount of 1.074 trillion rubles, which is almost a third more than in 2022. As Vedomosti writes with reference to the press service of the Cabinet, the government apparatus approved the main parameters of the financial plan and the investment program of the monopoly, and the board of directors of the company will accept them.
Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev listed the main areas of investment in 2023. According to him, 440 billion rubles, or more than 40% of the investment program, are provided for the implementation of projects of a comprehensive plan for the modernization and expansion of the main infrastructure, of which 250 billion rubles will be allocated for the development of the second stage of the Eastern landfill.
In 2023, 350 billion rubles are relied on railway infrastructure renewal projects, of which 160 billion rubles will be allocated for the repair of more than 4.8 thousand km of tracks. Funds for the purchase of rolling stock have been increased 1.5 times relative to previously approved parameters and will amount to more than 202 billion rubles.
Another 15 billion rubles will have a contribution to the authorized capital of the Federal Passenger Company (a subsidiary of Russian Railways engaged in long-distance trains) for the purchase of 225 passenger cars, almost 9 billion rubles for social development projects.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin drew attention to the fact that railway transport is a strategic industry that "contributes to the growth of the national economy, contributes to an increase in trade turnover and the loading of domestic industry, and the expansion of production cooperation."
{{quote 'Russian Railways is one of the largest customers for small and medium-sized businesses, creates additional jobs in mechanical engineering, mining, manufacturing, as well as in the field of information technology, - said the head of the Cabinet[9] }}
Investment program in 2023-2025 will exceed 3 trillion rubles
The investment program of Russian Railways in 2023-2025 will exceed 3 trillion rubles. This became known on October 18, 2022.
{{quote 'To finance priority investment projects, the volume of the Russian Railways investment program this year will amount to over 800 billion rubles. For the next three years, its size will total more than 3 trillion rubles, which will also help the development of related industries and enterprises that ensure the production and supply of necessary products, - said Prime Minister RFMikhail Mishustin at a meeting on the development of railway infrastructure in the Russian Federation. }}
On October 12, 2022, the Board of Directors of Russian Railways approved an adjusted investment program for 2022 in the amount of 847 billion rubles, it is additionally planned to finance the modernization of locomotives, the renewal of track infrastructure and motor car rolling stock.
According to the Prime Minister, in the context of unprecedented sanctions, the government's focus is on the creation of new transport routes, primarily corridors of the Eastern and Azov-Black Sea directions, as well as the international North-South.
{{quote 'To build new export-import logistics, the government has formed a comprehensive plan of measures and projects, which is aimed at building high-tech infrastructure. All road maps are designed until 2030 with a total funding of over 4.5 trillion rubles, including about 300 billion from the federal budget, - said Mishustin. }} He added that according to the conservative version of the forecast, the volume of cargo traffic by all types of transport in the North-South direction will grow over this period by 135% compared to the level of 2021, to about 32.5 million tons, in the Azov-Black Sea direction - by almost 70%, and will amount to about 300 million tons, and in the eastern - will increase by a quarter, reaching about 350 million tons.[10]
The Cabinet of Ministers increased the authorized capital of Russian Railways by 22 billion rubles
In August 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that increased the authorized capital of Russian Railways (Russian Railways) by 21.88 billion rubles. The build-up will include:
- 18.3 billion rubles by offering 18.3 million additional preferred shares of type B with a nominal value of 1 thousand rubles per share, which are to be used for the development of the infrastructure of the Central Transport Hub;
- By 3.58 billion rubles by placing 3.6 million additional ordinary shares worth 1 thousand rubles. Of these, 2.05 billion rubles - for the reconstruction of the Lianozovo point of the Moscow central diameters (MCD-1); 1.5 billion rubles - for transport services for MTsD-4; 0.03 billion rubles - for a pedestrian crossing through the railway line to Vnukovo airport.
According to the Russian Railways website, as of April 19, 2022, the authorized capital of the company amounted to 2 trillion 723,302,181 billion rubles, and was divided into 2 billion 573 million 302 thousand 181 ordinary and 150 million preferred shares with a par value of 1000 rubles each.
In March 2022, Izvestia wrote that more than 1 trillion rubles will be allocated from the federal budget for the implementation of priority measures to support the Russian economy. One of the big spending items is transport. It is planned to allocate 250 billion rubles for the additional capitalization of Russian Railways to support the implementation of the investment program and digitalization, another 25 billion rubles will go to help airlines, including subsidizing lending, leasing payments and current activities.
According to Vedomosti, the Ministry of Economic Development initiated a discussion of the schedule for the development of a new system of railway tariffs and on August 9, 2022 held a meeting of the committee on tariff regulation of the Consumer Council on the activities of Russian Railways.[11]
2021
Average train speed - 104.2 km/h
Third place in the ranking of the largest Russian companies in terms of capital investments
In November 2022, Forbes magazine published a rating of the largest Russian companies in terms of capital investments for five years - 2017-2021. During this period, the rating companies invested a total of almost 42 trillion rubles. Read more here.
The government approved the investment program of Russian Railways for 3 trillion rubles
The Russian government at a meeting on December 2, 2021 approved the investment program of Russian Railways for 3 trillion rubles. It is designed for three years.
According to the financial plan of Russian Railways, the company will spend 1.02 trillion rubles in 2022, 1.14 trillion rubles in 2023 and 1.1 trillion rubles in 2024.
The volume of the Russian Railways investment program operating by the beginning of 2021 until 2023, approved at the beginning of 2021, is about 2.3 trillion rubles, including 731.6 billion rubles for 2021, 807.4 billion rubles for 2022 and 760.6 billion rubles for 2023.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin called Russian Railways an entire industry important for the economy and infrastructure development of the regions. According to him, for the first time, railway workers will receive more than 3 trillion rubles of funds, however, the tasks facing them are large-scale.
Among the priority, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation named the continuation of work within the framework of the eastern corridor project, which includes BAM and Transsib. Also in the plans to create a northern latitudinal passage for the development of transport infrastructure in the Arctic, updating the railway connection of the central transport hub and a number of other directions.
| | Particular attention will be paid to the quality of rolling stock. Passengers must ride in comfortable, modern carriages with all amenities, including access to digital services, be it long-distance routes or commuter trains. In addition, it is important to continue the repair and renewal of railway tracks, the construction of bridges and other facilities, the prime minister listed. | |
Earlier, the government published a draft resolution on the allocation of subsidies to Russian Railways of 140 billion rubles in 2025-2026. By allocating funds for operating activities in the future, the government is replenishing the company's EBITDA and the ratio of debt with it in the present, which will allow Russian Railways to borrow additional funds in 2022 to cover the deficit of the investment program.[12]
Construction of a new headquarters for 127 billion rubles
On February 25, 2021, ВЭБ.РФ announced that the state corporation had been appointed the organizer of a syndicated loan for the construction of a new headquarters of Russian Railways.
We are talking about a multifunctional complex, which should be built on the territory of the Riga freight yard in Moscow. The expected amount of financing for the public and business part of the project will be about 127 billion rubles.
There are already interested banks under this syndicated loan, "for which it is important to organize this project through the mechanism of the" Project Financing Factory. " This mechanism implies that the syndicate of creditors, organized by the state corporation, will take on 80% of the financing, that is, 101.6 billion rubles.
The total building area will be 457.1 thousand square meters. m, the project will be erected on the territory of the Riga freight yard in Moscow. The new public and business district will include objects of culture, sports, education, modern formats of office space and trade and recreational areas, the state corporation noted ВЭБ.РФ.
| | The construction of the headquarters of Russian Railways will be the largest project for the development of the urban area within the framework of the Project Financing Factory. ВЭБ.РФ, as the operator of this government program, not only selects investment projects for participation in the program, but also is one of the participants in the syndicate, "said Nikolai Tsekhomsky, First Deputy Chairman - Member of the Board of the ВЭБ.РФ. | |
According to him, the project will make it possible to turn the forecourt into a modern urban space, which is consonant with the strategic vector of ВЭБ.РФ for the development of the urban economy.
On the part of Russian Railways, the project is supervised by the deputy general director of the state-owned company Alexander Plutnik, who previously headed the Дом.РФ company. Construction of the complex is scheduled to begin in 2022.[13]
2020
Russian Railways chief information officer Yevgeny Charkin was promoted to deputy general director of the company
In December 2020, Yevgeny Charkin, who since 2015 served as director of IT for Russian Railways, was appointed deputy general director of the company by a decision of the board of directors. Read more here.
The investment program of Russian Railways in 2020 will be reduced by 200 billion rubles due to a decrease in design costs
The investment program of Russian Railways in 2020 will be reduced by 200 billion rubles by reducing design costs, Interfax reports.
Initially, financing was supposed to be 820 billion rubles.
The reduction in investments, first of all, affected projects where it is possible to move the timing of their implementation and not lay off staff.
The company will also continue to carry out construction work on projects implemented on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, including the modernization of the BAM and Transsib, in compliance with measures that ensure the protection of workers and employees in unfavorable epidemiological conditions.
In addition, construction projects related to the organization of a continuous transportation process will be implemented.
2019: Russian Railways long-term development program approved until 2025
A government order of March 19, 2019 approved a long-term development program for Russian Railways until 2025.[14]. As part of the implementation of the program, in particular, the transition to the "digital railway" is envisaged.
TAdviser studied the material and highlighted the points related to the digitalization of the railway company. Read more here.
2018: Plan to lay off 42,000 employees by 2025
On June 29, 2018, it was announced that Russian Railways plans to reduce the number of employees by 42 thousand people by 2025, follows from the company's long-term development program.
At this time, 737.4 thousand people work in Russian Railways. The number of employees is planned to be reduced due to the natural outflow of personnel, the redistribution of labor resources and the introduction of new technologies.
It is noted that after such a step, the average salary in the company will grow to about 80 thousand rubles, while now it is 55 thousand[15].
2013
Plan to allocate 150 billion rubles for the modernization of BAM
As of August 2013, the allocation of 150 billion rubles from the National Welfare Fund for the reconstruction of the BAM and Transsib can be considered a fait accompli.
Rail liberalization plan fails
As of August 2013, there are almost no private roads in Russia, and those that are or are planned only confirm the rule: without Russian Railways in Russia, you can build only a local branch from the field to the plant.
As part of the reform of Russian Railways, which involved the liberalization of transportation by railways, the state monopoly lost only to the fleet of cars (and even those were only partially privatized), and retained the rest (infrastructure and locomotives themselves). The division of the industry, like the crushing of RAO "UES of Russia," did not work.
Large volume of non-core assets, including Zheldoripotek and Transtelecom
In 2013, Russian Railways has dozens and hundreds of non-core assets that have only a distant relation to railways. So, the monopoly owns one hundred percent "daughter" "Zheldoripoteka," which over the past 10 years has built 1.4 million square meters of housing. Mainly, this company provides housing for Russian Railways employees, but this does not limit its functions: anyone can buy an apartment from Zheldoripoteka.
Another "non-core" asset of Russian Railways is Transtelecom, which has laid a network along the railways and is now one of the largest telecom operators in Russia. By 2015, the company would like to occupy up to 15 percent of the country's broadband internet market.
The list can be continued almost indefinitely - among the assets of Russian Railways there will be companies engaged in the production of rubble, scrap metal collection, providing various kinds of tourist services, with half a thousand cafes and canteens, sports clubs and much, much more. In fact, Russian Railways remained a ministry, small (or rather, not so small: according to 2009 data, about a million people work in the company) by the state in the state.
Russian Railways regularly sells non-core assets - at the end of 2012, revenue from this type of activity amounted to almost 79 billion rubles (most of it fell on two transactions - leaving the First Freight Company and Transcreditbank, which was also sold to state-owned VTB), in 2013 it is planned at the level of 34 billion. The Zyfras are quite impressive, but at such a pace the sale will drag on for many years, especially since Russian Railways does not hide: in some cases they deliberately slow down the process of alienating property, for example, when the asset is city-forming.
Do not think that the company is engaged exclusively in asset sales, not at all participating in transactions as a buyer. In 2013 alone, monopolies passed 50 percent of the already mentioned Zheldoripoteka, as well as 75 percent of the French logistics operator Gefco. The deal amounted to 800 million euros[16].
2012: 1.49 billion rubles for payments to members of the Management Board
In 2012, the monopoly spent 1.49 billion rubles from the salary fund on payments to 24 members of the Russian Railways board, the rest of the company's employees are forced to be content with much lower salaries. If we assume that about a million people still work in the monopoly, then it will turn out on average 54 thousand per person per month "dirty"; if you take on faith a closed document of Russian Railways leaked on the Internet on the number of employees and working conditions in a monopoly, then the average salary will increase to 60 thousand.
2003: Creation of Russian Railways through the transfer from the state of assets of 987 organizations
Russian Railways was established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 18, 2003 No. 585. The creation of the Company was the result of the first stage of reforming the railway industry in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 18, 2001 No. 384.
The company's property was formed by adding 987 federal railway transport organizations to the authorized capital of Russian Railways at the carrying amount of assets.
1916
Pay attention to the rare type of vacuum cleaner now - "pneumatic," powered by compressed air. There are no electric motors in it - suction is carried out by ejection from a stream of compressed air, the vacuum cleaner is connected not to the power grid, but to a compressed air network, like those installed in car services, to work with pneumatic tools. Compared to electric, it is very quiet, not buzzing, but quietly hissing. Complete electrical safety. And a lot of suction energy.
Again, pneumatic destructors without an electric drive in Russia appeared almost a hundred years later.
1905: Double-decker cars
1891: The start of construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway (Transsib), Great Siberian Way (historical name) is a railway between Chelyabinsk and Vladivostok connecting the European part of Russia with the largest East Siberian and Far Eastern industrial cities. Built in 1891-1916.
The length of the highway at the end of construction was 8.3 thousand km.
1851: Through rail traffic opened between Moscow and St. Petersburg
In August 1851, through railway traffic was opened between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
On 9 trains, two battalions of the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, two squadrons of the Life Guards of the Cavalier Guard and Horse Regiments and a division of guards artillery were transported.
November 13, 1851, a railway connection was opened between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The first train of 6 cars departed from St. Petersburg on the opening day of November 1, 1851 at 11 o'clock 15 minutes, and after 21 o'clock 45 minutes arrived in Moscow. This section of the St. Petersburg-Moscow railway was called at that time.
1843: The beginning of the construction of a railway between St. Petersburg and Moscow
The decision to build a railway between St. Petersburg and Moscow was made in connection with the need to unload water and horse-drawn transport. On May 27, 1843, construction began on Russia's oldest and longest double-track railway in the world, 604 versts (645 km) long. Stations were built in Moscow and St. Petersburg, 34 stations and 190 bridges.
See also
- Russian Railways, Finance Department
- Central communication station, branch of JSCo Russian Railways
- Central Directorate for Terminal and Warehouse Complex Management, Branch of JSCo Russian Railways
- Branch of Russian Railways Oktyabrskaya Railway
- Branch of Russian Railways Gorky Railway
- Branch of Russian Railways Northern Railway
- Samara Design and Survey Institute Zheldorproekt of the Volga Region (RZD)
- Liskinsky sand pit, branch of JSCo Russian Railways
- Transtelecom
- TransTeleCom Northwest
Notes
- ↑ Russian Railways rises to the tower
- ↑ Rails are unloaded from money
- ↑ [Russian Railways has developed an investment program for 11 trillion rubles until 2030 https://www.interfax.ru/russia/936360]
- ↑ Russian Railways decided to hire convicts and migrants
- ↑ RF will capitalize Russian Railways by 162 billion rubles - head of the Ministry of Transport
- ↑ Russian Railways investments in 20 years exceeded nine trillion rubles
- ↑ More than 20 billion rubles will be allocated for the development of the railway network of the Azov-Black Sea basin
- ↑ The paths of the program are impenetrable
- ↑ The government approved the investment program of Russian Railways for 2023 in the amount of 1.074 trillion rubles
- ↑ Mishustin: the total volume of the investment program of Russian Railways in the next three years will exceed 3 trillion rubles
- ↑ The Cabinet of Ministers increased the authorized capital of Russian Railways by almost 22 billion rubles
- ↑ Government meeting
- ↑ Russian Railways will find money for a new headquarters through the sale of real estate and bank loans
- ↑ The long-term development program of JSC "Russian Railways" until 2025 was approved
- ↑ Russian Railways will reduce 42 thousand jobs
- ↑ Ministry of Ways of Multiplication
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