Russian Railways
Russian Railways is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.
Some of the key events about Russian Railways
- 1837The first public railway in Russia opened between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo
- 1851Construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg Railway was completed
- 1891Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway began
- 1916The Trans-Siberian Railway was fully completed, connecting Moscow to Vladivostok
- 1992Severe decline in rail freight and passenger traffic following the collapse of the Soviet Union
- 1998Financial crisis led to significant reduction in railway investments and maintenance
- 2002Criticized for poor safety standards after a series of accidents
- 2003Russian Railways was established as a state-owned company
- 2007Accused of monopolistic practices in freight transportation
- 2009The high-speed Sapsan train service between Moscow and St. Petersburg was launched
- 2009Faced allegations of corruption in procurement processes
- 2013The company introduced a unified electronic ticket system for long-distance trains
- 2013Experienced major delays and cost overruns in high-speed rail projects
- 2014Russian Railways completed the modernization of the entire route from Moscow to Sochi for the Winter Olympics
- 2014Sanctioned by the EU and US due to the company's operations in Crimea
- 2015Criticized for poor service quality and frequent delays in long-distance passenger trains
- 2017Faced public backlash over plans to reduce suburban train services
- 2019The company launched the first Russian high-speed freight train service
- 2020Significant revenue loss and service disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021Russian Railways completed electrification of the entire route from Moscow to St. Petersburg
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