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10.01.202014:00
90% of goods are delivered in containers by rail from China to EU via Poland (according to the press service of PKP LHS)
The participants in the III-rd Railway Economic Forum, held in Krakow (Poland) on 10 September 2019, noted that an increasing number of transport companies and freight forwarders are showing their interest in carrying containers from Asia to Europe by rail. This was stated in the speeches of the representatives of government bodies, railways, freight forwarders, consignors and consignees from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, China, Poland, Ukraine, as well as the OSJD Committee.
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10.01.202013:55
The first container train from Turkmenistan to China proceeded through Kazakhstan (according to the press service of “KTZ NC” JSC)
On October 24, the first container train departed from the station of Kelif (Turkmenistan) for China, which transited through the territory of Kazakhstan following the route Kelif - Serkhetyak - Bolashak - Altynkol - Khorgos - Qingdao.
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01.10.201915:19
Increase in international passenger traffic volumes on the railway network of the Russian Railways JSC (according to the press service of the RZD OJSC)
The volume of passenger transportation through the network of the RZD OJSC in communication with non-FSR countries has grown by almost 13% in January-July 2019.
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01.10.201915:17
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan started the construction of a new railway line in the province of Faryab (according to ARA and the Turkmendemiryollary Agency)
On July 25, a solemn ceremony was held in the village of Akina in the Faryab province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan dedicated to the opening of the 10-km railway section, which was built with the support of the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as the laying the first joint in the railway line to be newly constructed between Akina and Andkhoy with a length of 35 km.
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01.10.201915:15
Railways of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia sign a shareholder agreement on the terms for participation in UTLC ERA JSC (according to the press service of RZD JSC and UTLC ERA JSC)
On June 4, 2019, a shareholder agreement between the railways of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia was signed in Moscow on the terms of participation in the “Joint Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Rail Alliance” JSC (UTLC ERA JSC).
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04.06.201910:52
Session XLVII of the OSJD Ministerial Conference
From 4 till 7 June 2019, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the city of Tashkent, hosted Session XLVII of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD), which was attended by the delegations from the following OSJD member countries:
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30.05.201909:32
Year of 2019 Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Latvian Railway (according to the press service of LDZ)
In 2019, the “Latvijas dzelzcels” SJSC (LDZ, Latvian Railway) celebrates the 100th anniversary of its foundation. Therefore, throughout the year it is planned to hold in Latvia educational, cultural and business events dedicated to the anniversary.
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28.05.201912:38
Ceske Drahy to purchase new EMUs (according to the CD Press Department)
29 March 2019. The Czech Railways JSC (Ceske drahy) are planning to procure up to 50 electric multiple units and 5 double-deck push-pull non-traction trains from Skoda Prague.
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28.05.201912:36
Byelorussian Railway and Export-Import Bank of China signed a loan agreement (according to the BC press center)
Within the framework of the II-nd International Cooperation Forum “One Belt - One Road”, which was held from 25 till 27 of April 2019 in Beijing (China), the Belarusian Railway and the Export-Import bank of China signed a loan agreement on 25 April. The funds will be allocated to finance the third stage of the electrification project of the railway line sections Homiel - Zhlobin - Asipovicy and Zhlobin - Kalinkavichy. This document was signed by Head of Byelorussian Railway Vladimir Morozov and Deputy Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of China Xi Ping.
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28.05.201912:33
New passenger route Azerbaijan - Georgia - Turkey (according to the AZD CJSC press center)
On 3 April 2019, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev when visiting the Baku railway station inspected a modern passenger train, produced by the Swiss company ‘Stadler Rail Group’ on the request of Azerbaijani Railways, which will be in operation on the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line. Thanks to this railway route, which crosses Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, passengers will be able to move freely between the three countries. The launch of the passenger service on this route is planned by the end of 2019.