All Russia articles – Page 2
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Metro Report InternationalDigital rouble to be tested on the Moskva Metro
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro is to test fare payment using the digital rouble which is being developed by Bank of Russia to act as a national currency alongside cash. An initial 13 banks are to begin testing the digital rouble from August 15, with gradual introduction into ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg operator orders 116 trams
RUSSIA: PK TS has been awarded a 16·5bn rouble contract to supply 116 low-floor trams to St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans. Local company PK TS was the sole respondent in an initial call for tenders, but its offer was deemed non-compliant. A second call also attracted no ...
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Metro Report InternationalDriverless tram development agreement signed
RUSSIA: A tram equipped for unattended driverless operation is to be developed and tested in St Petersburg. An agreement to undertake the project was signed on June 2 by tram manufacturer PK TS, automation technology company Cognitive Pilot and St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans, which will provide ...
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NewsRussian company launches domestic production of disc brakes
RUSSIA: Transpnevmatika has begun the series production of disc brake systems for use on Transmashholding’s Ivolga 3 electric multiple-units and the newly launched ES104 Vostok EMU. The ES104 is a domestic design developed as an alternative to the Lastochka EMUs derived from the Siemens Desiro range, ...
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Metro Report InternationalUKVZ awarded St Petersburg tram contract
RUSSIA: UKVZ has won a tender to supply 14 fully low-floor, single section, four-axle trams to St Petersburg in 2023-24. UKVZ last supplied trams to St Petersburg in 2017, when it delivered Type 71-631 vehicles. The latest order is worth 1·3bn roubles and covers trams with ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg light rail vehicle contract awarded
RUSSIA: Concessionaire BaltNedvizhService has awarded PK TS a 4bn rouble contract to supply trams for the Kupchino – Shushary – Slavyanka fast light rail route which is under construction in St Petersburg. The 21 km line is being built under a 30-year PPP agreement signed by ...
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NewsRussian Railways orders suburban EMUs
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky plant has been awarded a contract to supply Russian Railways with 42 suburban electric multiple-units totalling 220 cars by the end of 2023. The order includes four to eight-car EP2D 3kV DC EMUs, and four to 10-car EP3D 25 kV 50 Hz units. ...
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Metro Report InternationalRostov-na-Donu tramway reconstruction concession signed
RUSSIA: Sinara City Transport Solutions has signed a public-private partnership concession agreement for the upgrading and expansion of the tram network in Rostov-na-Donu. The work to be undertaken in 2023-28 includes the modernisation of 43·7 km of track and 15 substations, and the construction of 75·3 ...
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Metro Report InternationalKrasnoyarsk tramway modernisation concession signed
RUSSIA: An agreement for the modernisation of the tram network in the city of Krasnoyarsk has been signed by the regional authority and tramway project PPP concessionaire Movista Regions. The agreement signed on March 6 covers the procurement of 50 two-section low-floor trams, along with the ...
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Metro Report InternationalRussian tram with all-domestic components on test
RUSSIA: Testing of a tram produced by Uraltransmash using entirely domestically manufactured components is underway in Yekaterinburg, with a view to obtaining certification to enable series production. The single-section fully low-floor Type 71-415M tram is a restyled version of UTM’s 71-415 design. The interior and exterior ...
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva’s Big Circle completed
RUSSIA: The final two sections of Moskva’s Bolshaya Koltsevaya (‘Big Circle’) orbital metro line were formally opened on March 1. The completed Line 11 was inaugurated by President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. The final segments were two standalone sections totalling 23 ...
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NewsEngels Locomotive Plant sold
RUSSIA: The bankrupt Engels Locomotive Plant has been purchased by Inter Cargo Co for 2·8bn roubles, below the auction’s starting price of 3·83bn roubles. ELZ was founded in 2012 by Bombardier Transportation and Russian investors First Locomotive Co and VneshEconomBank Leasing to produce Traxx-derived dual-voltage electric ...
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Metro Report InternationalKursk tram fleet modernisation begins
RUSSIA: The first of 22 PK TS Lionet trams ordered for Kursk has been delivered. A 25-year PPP agreement for the modernisation of the city’s 42·6 km tram network was signed by the regional authority and transport concessionaire Movista Regions in August 2022. The Lionet single-section ...
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Metro Report InternationalYaroslavl tramway upgrading concession signed
RUSSIA: A 20-year PPP agreement for the modernisation of the tramway in the city of Yaroslavl has been signed by the regional government and transport project concessionaire Movista Regions. Movista Regions is to upgrade the entire 45·3 km single track network, including eight traction substations, two ...
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Metro Report InternationalUst-Ilimsk interurban tramway closes
RUSSIA: The Ust-Ilimsk interurban tram line has been replaced by buses.
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva orders 500 metro cars for delivery in 2024-25
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro has extended Transmashholding’s contract to supply Moskva-2020 trainsets, with a further 500 cars to be delivered in 2024-25. This takes the total orders placed to more than 1 800 cars since 2020, and the metro expects to take delivery of 300 Moskva-2020 cars ...
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Metro Report InternationalRussian-Belarusian tram joint venture rolls out first tram
RUSSIA: The Nizhekotrans tram manufacturing joint venture of Russian and Belarussian companies has rolled out its first completed vehicle, produced as part of an extensive modernisation of the Nizhny Novgorod tramway. The single-section tram is designated T856 MiNiN (‘Minsk & Nizhny Novgorod’), ...
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In depthAsia: ESCAP rethinks trans-continental supply chains
Covid-19 and the Ukrainian crisis have impacted on Eurasian rail flows, but ESCAP believes railways still have a key role to play in an integrated multimodal transport system supporting global supply chains. Raghu Dayal reports.
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NewsRussia – China railway bridges the River Amur
ASIA: The cross-border railway bridge over the River Amur linking Nizhneleninskoye in Russia with Tongjiang in China opened on November 16, with an initial 50-wagon train carrying iron ore from Russia to China. The bridge shortens the route between southeastern Siberia and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ...
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Metro Report InternationalPerm tramway modernisation concession awarded
RUSSIA: A 30% increase in the commercial speed of tram services in Perm is expected following the award of a 20-year PPP concession for modernisation of the network. The local government has signed a contract with Movista Regions covering the reconstruction of 35 km of route ...