As a result of the implementation of its ‘Modernisation of the
Throughout 2019, RZD laid 49.5 km of second tracks and 50.9km of station tracks, installed more than 180 switching points, retrofitted and upgraded five traction substations and one sectioning point on the contact network, and constructed and reconstructed three locomotive facilities on the
Additionally, five railway bridges were commissioned, including the bridge crossing over the river Seea, as well as the
RZD has been implementing a set of priority measures to develop the railway infrastructure in the Far East of
As of the end of 2019, over 114 million tonnes of freight had been transported to the Far East – nearly twice the volume of the 58.1 million tonnes in 2012. Subsequently, RZD has reached its target to increase the rail capacity in
By continue its efforts in implementing its project, RZD intends to transport up to 124.9 million tonnes of freight to the Far East in 2020, reaching the maximum target increase to 66.8 million tonnes.
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