Russia’s railway to occupied Ukraine completed
Russia has reportedly completed its new railway running from Rostov-on-Don in the country’s southwest to the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in Donetsk. “This is the conclusion we…
Two new commuter lines inaugurated in Moscow
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin inaugurated a fourth Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-4) suburban commuter line last Saturday. It is now…
Russian Railways requests EU to lift sanctions
The Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions against the company. RZD was among the first legal entities to enter…
ÖBB drops out of Russian gauge project Vienna-Slovakia
Austrian railway company ÖBB has officially withdrawn from the joint venture responsible for the broad gauge extension from Kosice in Slovakia to Austrian capital Vienna. It has offered…
Russian and Belarusian railways suspended from UIC
Russian railways, Belarusian railways and their subsidiaries have been suspended from the International Union of Railways (UIC) because of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian Railways Ukrzaliznytsia calls on…
Moscow announces driverless tram testing programme for year-end
Moscow Transport aims to start a testing programme for driverless trams at the end of this year or the beginning of 2023, deputy mayor Maksim Litsutov told a…
Train driver assistance Cognitive Rail Pilot approved for Eurasian countries
AI-based autonomous driving system Cognitive Pilot has acquired the Declaration of Conformity to the regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union. Deployment in several countries can now start, as…
Russian and Uzbekistan Railways to create a single digital space
The two company heads of Russian Railways and Uzbekistan Railways met during a three-day working visit of a delegation of Uzbekistan Railways to Moscow. The companies plan to…