Railways resumed the running of more than 180 long-distance trains in Russia, previously canceled because of the situation with the coronavirus, the General Director of the company Oleg Belozerov at meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The Railways because of the decrease in passenger traffic against the background of coronavirus has cut more than 200 long-distance trains. After the easing of restrictions on the coronavirus, the company began to restore the previously cancelled trains. In mid-July, the Deputy Director General of the company Dmitry Pegov said that the Railways resumed the running of 70% of long-distance trains in Russia, previously canceled because of the situation with the coronavirus, and the plan in August will appoint an additional 20-40 trains to transport passengers from the South.
Russian Railways has canceled a planned mass events at railroad Day on the background COVID-19 and will hold an online race, told reporters in the company.
The railwaymen of Russia is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday of August. In 2016, RZD celebrate Day of the railwayman in the format of a charity run, the proceeds of which are transferred to seriously ill patients, wards of charitable funds. The event took place across the country. Earlier on the event website to the Day of railwayman was said that August 2 will be a traditional race. In a press-service of Russian Railways, RIA Novosti reported that the event will be held with observance of all necessary security measures because of the situation with coronavirus.
The movement of freight trains on the restored section of track, where the derailed two locomotive, with the restoration of the railway infrastructure is ongoing, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the October railway (OZHD).
As reported, JSC "RZD", on Tuesday afternoon on the tracks of the station Kupchinskaya DWS there was a gathering of two freight locomotives and one empty railcar. According to the city Department of the emergencies Ministry, one person was hospitalized with closed cherepno-a brain trauma and a bruise of a thorax, the second after examination doctors refused hospitalization. Severo-the Western investigatory management on transport SK the Russian Federation has specified that in a collision of locomotives suffered the driver of one of the compounds. Upon incident criminal case about infringement of safety rules of movement and operation of railway transport, also checks the transport Prosecutor's office.
Oil spill is not fixed after the derailment of freight locomotives in St. Petersburg, reports the North-Western transport Prosecutor's office.
As previously advised, the company "Russian Railways", on Tuesday afternoon on the tracks of the station Kupchinskaya Oktyabrskaya railway occurred gathering two freight locomotives and one empty railcar. According to the MOE, after a collision of freight trains were derailed three locomotives and an empty car. One person was hospitalized with closed cherepno-a brain trauma and a bruise of a thorax, the second after examination doctors refused hospitalization.
The investigating authorities opened a criminal case on violation of safety rules of movement and operation of railway transport after the collision, the freight locomotives in St. Petersburg, which injured the driver, according to Severo-the Western investigatory management on transport SK the Russian Federation.
As reported, JSC "RZD", on Tuesday afternoon on the tracks of the station Kupchinskaya Oktyabrskaya railway occurred gathering two freight locomotives and one empty railcar. According to the revised data of urban emergency Department, after a collision of freight trains were derailed three locomotives and an empty car. One person was hospitalized with closed cherepno-a brain trauma and a bruise of a thorax, the second after examination doctors refused hospitalization.
One of the drivers, according to preliminary data, were injured in the derailment of two freight locomotives and one empty wagon in St. Petersburg, told RIA Novosti the representative of transport management of the interior Ministry in the northwestern Federal district.
As previously advised, the company "Russian Railways", on Tuesday afternoon on the tracks of the station Kupchinskaya Oktyabrskaya railway occurred gathering two freight locomotives and one empty railcar. In the Railways noted that there were no injuries. A source in the emergency services reported that the doctors inspect two people.
Russian Railways has published on its website a Declaration obligations in terms of ecology and lake Baikal, which, in particular, provide for the construction of facilities in accordance with environmental protection legislation and special projects in support of biodiversity conservation of the unique ecosystem of the lake.
A document called the "Declaration concerning an integrated approach in solving problems of protection of lake Baikal in the implementation of investment projects to develop Eastern polygon". "Of JSC "Russian Railways" realizes that the location of the objects on the Baikal natural territory imposes a special responsibility on the company. Setting its primary objective the fulfillment of the mission for the safe transport of goods and passengers with minimal impact on the environment during implementation of investment projects for the development of the Eastern site, the company finds it necessary to participate in preserving the ecosystem of lake Baikal", - the document says.
The Railways from Wednesday was returned to schedule all trains "swift" between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, previously canceled because of the situation with coronavirus, reported the company.
Earlier in connection with the unfavorable epidemiological situation the movement of most trains "swift" is temporarily suspended. Remained only train No. 704, and No. 705. As the lifting of restrictions, from July 3 on a route returned three pairs of trains that ran on separate dates.
More than 90 Russians went back on Tuesday the bus home from Armenia through Georgia in conditions of limited air traffic due to measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, was reported in the press service of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan.
"July fourteenth was organized regular transportation of passengers by bus through the territory of Georgia. In vehicles provided by CJSC "South Caucasus railway" (SCR, 100% "daughter" of Russian Railways), home was able to return 92 people," - said in a statement posted on the Embassy page in Facebook.
The movement of trains on the site of the derailment of a freight train in the Tula region is fully restored, reported the Moscow railway (MZHD, a branch of RZD).
Sunday on the stretch of Lazarevo - Schekino the Moscow railway (MZHD) occurred the derailment of a freight train. There were no injuries. The environmental challenge is not.
The Ministry of communications of the Russian Federation develops methodological recommendations for the digital transformation of state-owned companies, tested them in the Railways and "Mail of Russia" plans to present for use in the third quarter, told RIA Novosti press-service of the Ministry.
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday that state-owned companies must prepare a programme of digital transformation, which provides priority use of domestic software solutions. These programs will be considered by the Commission for digital development.
The Russian cynological Federation (RKF) shared with RIA Novosti useful tips for those who decided to travel with a dog.
"For many of us a dog is a full-fledged member of the family who cannot be left at home or in the zoo hotels when I travel. Many believe that to take your pet with you on a long journey too troublesome or even impossible, but it is misleading," said RIA Novosti President of RKF Vladimir Golubev.
All trains, "swift", previously canceled because of the situation with coronavirus, from July 15 to get back on the route Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod, according to Russian Railways.
"In connection with the gradual lifting of restrictions and to meet the demand of passengers for travel JSC "FIC" (subsidiary of JSC "RZD") shall resume the running of trains "swift" between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. From July 15 in the graph are restored daily high-speed trains №№ 701/702, 703/704, 705/706, 707/708, 709/710", - the statement reads on Monday.
The first sample Russian trains for high-speed Railways (HSR) that is capable of speeds up to 360 kilometers per hour, will be built in Russia in 2025, said the head of the technical policy of JSC "RZD" Vladimir Andreev.
Is considered a specialized high-speed electrified line double-track railway to operate trains at speeds of 200 to 400 kilometers per hour. Now in Russia there are no roads, and when there, they will need the appropriate train. The Railways have repeatedly noted that the main condition is the organization of their production in Russia. The Russian Railways and Sinara group businessman Dmitry Pumpyansky in 2019 established "Engineering center of railway transport", a pilot project which will be to develop and manufacture in Russia trains for HSR with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour.
The Ministry wants to try to use a "national" bonds for highway construction, the results of the study of this question will be ready later in July, told reporters the head of Department Eugene Dietrich.
"We would like to try to use the mechanisms that now the Ministry of construction in residential construction applies. It is raising funds from the market, the involvement of the media user. Quite possibly, our citizens will want to participate in financing the construction of certain transport projects. Different mechanisms we are working on and in July we will be ready to report them," said Dietrich.
Russian Railways has introduced a new design Blanca electronic ticket, said the RIA Novosti.
The new form of the electronic ticket the company planned to introduce in the first half of 2020. However, the press service of Russian Railways in April, RIA Novosti reported that delayed this because of the situation with coronavirus. In the end, the new e-ticket form appeared almost in the stated period. In a press-service of Russian Railways said RIA Novosti on Friday that while the new form of the electronic ticket is when you purchase the application, and when purchasing tickets via the website it will appear later.
The Railways made a daily train "Russia" from Vladivostok to Moscow with reserved seats and compartment cars with shower and sockets, the message of the company.
Fast train № 1/2 "Russia", one of the most famous trains in the world, passing through TRANS-Siberian railway through nearly the entire country, said the Railways. Now, instead of three times a week he would walk daily and will replace the schedule of train No. 99/100 Moscow – Vladivostok. The route adds more than 70 new stops. This, explained the company will make Russia more accessible to people in many remote towns.
Railways on the background of the gradual removal of restrictions in the regions of Russia, imposed earlier due to the situation of coronavirus has already been resumed running about 70 domestic passenger long-distance trains, considered to RIA Novosti on the website of the company.
The CEO of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov at meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin in early may, noted that the holding company has cancelled more than half of long-distance trains in Russia because of lower carriage of passengers in connection with the coronavirus, while retaining the accessibility of the regions. As follows from data in a special section on the chart, only Russian Railways canceled more than 100 long-distance trains in Russia.
The Railways from Wednesday to resume passenger rail service between Kaliningrad and other cities of Russia: while the schedule back two trains from Moscow and St. Petersburg, the company said.
Railways has canceled passenger trains between the cities of Russia and Kaliningrad from April 6 on the background of the situation with coronavirus. The head of the press service of the government of the Kaliningrad region Dmitry Lyskov reported on Friday to RIA Novosti that the rail link to Kaliningrad will resume from 1 July. The Railways later confirmed this date. Thus, passenger trains did not go to Kaliningrad for almost three months.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has opened after reconstruction stopping point Setun ' WDC-1 in the Belarusian direction of the Moscow railway.
According to him, reconstruction and construction of new stations to the IDC is in a special mode, as all work is done on existing trunk routes without stopping the train traffic.
International rail passenger traffic between Russia and other countries may resume in 2020, Minister of transport of Russia Eugene Dietrich.
Passenger trains of the holding company Russian Railways and other Railways shuttled between Russia and several foreign countries. The pandemic COVID-19 all of them were cancelled.
Railway branch in Primorye, where a mudslide derailed a locomotive and two carriages, restored, said on Saturday the regional government.
On Friday the far Eastern railway said the locomotive and two freight cars derailed, no injuries. According to the authorities of the region, the cause of the derailment was the selle. In this section of the railway delivers coal to the new port in the area Podyapolsky. The train was carrying coal to the port from the Smolyaninovo. Because of the accident movement of trains on the entire branch was stopped.
Railway communication with Kaliningrad, which was suspended due to restrictions related to the mers will resume from 1 July, reported RIA Novosti head of the press service of the government of the Kaliningrad region Dmitry Lyskov.
"The movement of passenger trains to Kaliningrad will resume from 1 July, this information was received by the Governor of the region Anton Alikhanov," said Lyskov.
The Railways from Wednesday was returned to the schedule all the flights of "Sapsan" trains, cancelled previously due to the decrease in passenger traffic in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, noted RIA Novosti in the company's application ticket and confirmed earlier in a press-service of the company.
Between St Petersburg and Moscow before the outbreak COVID cruised up to 15 pairs of "Peregrine" in the day, including one between St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod via Moscow. The Railways because of the decrease in passenger traffic has reduced the number of pairs of "Peregrines" between Moscow and St. Petersburg up to 4 per day to increase flights to a number of days and cancelled this train to Nizhny Novgorod.
The former head of the Vladivostok center of the organization of work of railway stations will stand trial on charges of taking bribes totaling more than 7 million rubles for the assistance in the design of cargo containers, according to far East investigatory management on transport SK the Russian Federation.
In the summer of 2019, the office reported that the chief of railway station Vladivostok and the Deputy of the Vladivostok centre of the organization of work of railway stations suspected of receiving bribes from representatives of commercial organizations for General support and actions in favor of these companies. The total size of bribes, according to preliminary data, amounted to several hundred thousand rubles.
Railways resumed the running for more than 20 domestic passenger trains of distant following, previously canceled because of the situation with coronavirus, thought to RIA Novosti on the website of the company.
The CEO of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov at meeting at President Vladimir Putin in early may, noted that the holding company has cancelled more than half of long-distance trains in Russia on the background of a decline in transport passengers, but transport accessibility of the regions is preserved. As follows from data in a special section on the chart, only Russian Railways canceled more than 100 long-distance trains.
The demand for travel in the trains of Russian Railways group in June doubled compared to may, and the company will restore the schedule more than 70 compositions, the company said.
"Demand for tickets in long-distance trains continues to grow. In may, Russian Railways resumed the sales of travel documents in 90 days, allowing passengers to plan trips in the summer and to buy tickets in advance. In late may, the passengers were issued an average of about 100 thousand tickets a day. For today the quantity of travel documents has doubled - up to 200 thousand per day", - stated in the message.
The government's introduction of benefits for students for travel in compartment cars of trains will allow students to comfortably travel around the country, said Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko.
The Russian government previously approved a discount of 50% on tickets in a compartment of double-Decker trains for children older than 10 years.
Passengers of trains of distant following once again can visit the dining cars, announced RZD.
Railways in March said that due to the coronavirus to visit close dining cars in trains and cars bistro "Peregrine." It was noted that they will continue the preparation of hot meals for delivery to individual passengers to their seats in the carriages.
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin approved the program of development of coal industry of Russia up to 2035, which will help to increase production with 439,3 million tons in 2018 to 485 million tons by 2035 in the conservative scenario, according to the website of the Cabinet.
It is noted that the program will be implemented in three stages. First, calculated up to 2025, provides for the modernization, intensification of coal production, increase coal, the reduction of accidents and injuries in the enterprises, to ensure the implementation of infrastructure projects of the investment program of Russian Railways.
The holding company Russian Railways in connection with the gradual lifting of restrictions after the coronavirus in the third week of June will return to the schedule 35 excellent earlier passenger trains in Russia, including on resorts of the North Caucasus and the black sea, and at a consistently high demand are willing to increase their number, told journalists in a press-service of the company.
"In connection with the gradual lifting of restrictions that were in effect in various regions of the Russian Federation due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation and to meet the demand of passengers for travel, the holding company RZD restores the running of several long-distance trains. From the third decade of June the schedule will be restored 35 trains of JSC "FPC", which will make more than 1,5 thousands of flights", - said the Ministry of Railways.
Russian Railways since June 24, will return to the schedule all the flights of "Sapsan" trains, cancelled previously due to the decrease in passenger traffic in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, noted RIA Novosti in the company's application ticket and confirmed by the company.
Between St Petersburg and Moscow before the outbreak COVID cruised up to 15 pairs of "Peregrine" in the day, including one between St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod via Moscow. The Railways because of the decrease in passenger traffic has reduced the number of pairs of "Peregrines" between Moscow and St. Petersburg up to 4 per day to increase flights to a number of days and cancelled this train to Nizhny Novgorod. May 29-the number of flights "Peregrine" between Moscow and Petersburg was increased to 8 pairs per day (16 flights) and restated in the schedule "Peregrine" from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod via Moscow and back. This schedule continued until 24 June.
The holding company Russian Railways in June 2020 introduces discounted tickets in reserved seat and compartment, and passengers over 60 years the company.
Earlier in the press service of Russian Railways, RIA Novosti reported that the company expects growth in demand from passengers to travel by rail in Russia after the COVID and plans to stimulate him, including discounts on the tickets. "Until the end of June on the seat in a car with reserved seats can be purchased with 30% discount," reads one of the messages. We are talking about the second-class carriages on all trains departing on domestic routes from 10 to 30 June 2020 inclusive. Discount is given on the upper seat (34, 36) and the upper side space (38 to 54).
The Board of JSC "RZD" approved the granting of discounts up to 50% on domestic transportation of goods, including pasta, vegetables, fish, sugar, salt, meat, oil, short distances, the company said.
"This measure is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of railway transport on the domestic freight transportation market, expanding the customer base through logistics optimization of the enterprises and attraction of additional volumes of traffic", - stated in the message.
The necessary supply of fuel and food created in Murmansk railway which was interrupted due to the collapse of the bridge over the river Cola, and for the sustenance of the city have organised an alternative scheme of delivery of products and non-food products, told reporters the Governor of the Murmansk region Andrey Chibis following the meeting with the head of JSC "RZD" Oleg Belozerov.
On Monday collapsed a span of the railway bridge on the stretch of the stake - the Output of the Murmansk branch of the October railway, a branch of which was connected to Murmansk with the rest of Russia. As reported on Wednesday in Murmansk, the head of JSC "RZD" Oleg Belozerov, the first stage of the restoration movement should be completed by June 23 to the backup thread, the second, involving the complete restoration of the message, to Oct.
The company "Russian Railways" plans by October to fully restore train traffic to Murmansk, violated because of the collapse of the bridge, told reporters CEO of JSC "RZD" Oleg Belozerov.
He noted that the first phase of restoration of the movement - to June 23 - will not allow to carry out traffic completely, including to the port as it was before the bridge collapsed.
General Director of JSC "Russian Railways" Oleg Belozerov on Wednesday personally inspected the site of the collapse of the bridge span near Murmansk and will hold a meeting with Murmansk Governor and the Deputy transport Minister, told reporters in the government of the region.
"Wednesday will be a working trip of General Director, Chairman of the Board JSC "RZD" Oleg Belozerov in the Murmansk region", - stated in the message.
Of the 54 patients over the past day in the Kaliningrad region was confirmed as a coronavirus, nine came from other Russian regions, told reporters in the regional operational headquarters for control over novel coronavirus infection.
"In the last day in the field confirmed 54 cases of coronavirus infection. Among the cases, nine came from other subjects of the Russian Federation identified by the results of laboratory tests in the conditions of observation", - said in the headquarters.
"Federal passenger company" (FPC, "daughter" of Russian Railways on the transportations of passengers in distant following) recommends that passengers wear masks with gloves in trains, you can buy them in the composition, said CEO Marc Benioff.
He recalled that the trains are disinfected, and the conductors in the flight are required to use personal protective equipment - mask and gloves.
Railways from Friday was returned to schedule several flights of "Sapsan" trains, cancelled previously due to the decrease in passenger traffic in connection with the coronavirus.
Between St. Petersburg and Moscow to the situation with COVID cruised up to 15 pairs of "Peregrine" in the day, including one between St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod via Moscow. The Railways because of the decrease in passenger traffic against the background of the situation of coronavirus has reduced the number of pairs of "Peregrines" between Moscow and St. Petersburg up to 4 per day to increase flights to a number of days, and canceled the flight to Nizhny Novgorod. Such a schedule is operated until 28 may.
