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21.04.202113:08
Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway line on the threshold of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway line (HSR) is an intercity high-speed railway line connecting the capital of China, Beijing, with the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province. This line, which is an important link in the transportation system for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, originates from Beijing North Railway Station and has a length of 174 kilometers.
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21.04.202112:59
Development of container traffic on the Azerbaijani Railways
Azerbaijani Railways CJSC and its subsidiary – ADY Container LLC are working together to diversify and expand transit capabilities of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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21.04.202112:57
Signing of the roadmap for the historical project of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway (according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Industry and Commerce of IRA)
The roadmap and document on the planning and construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif- Kabul-Peshawar railway line were signed by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and Islamic Republic of Pakistan at a historic conference in Tashkent on 2 February 2021.
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21.04.202112:53
57th meeting of the OSJD-ERA Contact Group
The 57th meeting of the OSJD/ERA Contact Group on the subject: “Collaboration between ERA and OSJD on the analysis of the relationship between 1520-mm/1524-mm and 1435-mm rail systems of EU and non-EU states”;
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21.04.202112:45
Meeting 2/2021 of the OSJD Committee Members (press-release)
A regular meeting No. 2/2021 of the OSJD Committee Members was held in Warsaw on 5 March 2021 using the videoconferencing mode.
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20.04.202108:01
Meeting XXXVI of the Conference of General Directors (Authorised Representatives) of OSJD Railways (press-release)
From 19 till 23 April 2021, meeting XXXVI of the Conference of General Directors (Authorised Representatives) of OSJD Railways was held in the OSJD Committee premises using the videoconferencing online mode, which was attended by the general directors and authorised representatives from the following OSJD railways:
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05.03.202116:22
The world's first super-high-speed Maglev train prototype using high-temperature superconductivity technology designed and manufactured in China (according to the information of the Southwest Jiaotong University)
On 13 January 2021, the city of Chengdu (China, Sichuan province) witnessed the official launch of the world’s first technical prototype of a high-speed magnetic levitation (Maglev) train using high-temperature superconductivity, as well as a track line to test the new train. The prototype has been developed using the original technologies of the Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJU, an OSJD affiliated enterprise).
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05.03.202116:20
‘Railways of the World’ journal marks its anniversaries
In 2021, the ‘Railways of the World’ journal, which was founded by the Russian Railways OJSC, celebrates 2 significant events: 60 years since the foundation and the beginning of publication, as well as 50 years since the moment the journal assumed the current masthead.
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05.03.202116:19
Poland Xpress now 5 times a week (according to Lineas and PCC Intermodal)
Two largest private rail freight operators in Europe, Lineas (Belgium) and PCC Intermodal (Germany/Poland), have increased the frequency of their regular train connections between Belgium and Poland. Starting from 1 February 2021, the Poland Xpress connecting Antwerp and Poznan travels five times per week instead of three times per week.
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05.03.202116:17
LTG Cargo established a subsidiary in Ukraine (according to the information of AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai as of 11.01.2021)
Freight company LTG Cargo, part of the railway group Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LTG), has established a subsidiary in Ukraine – LTG Cargo Ukraine.