12 Facts About Russian Railways

Russian Railways is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.

Russian Railways divided the bulk of its wagon fleet between two new operating companies, Freight One and Freight Two, and private players such as GlobalTrans entering the market.

On 23 May 2007, Russian Railways adopted a new corporate style which changed fundamentally the way the Company presented itself visually to the outside world.

In 2008, the new logo of Russian Railways became a runner-up for the international design competition WOLDA '08 award.

Since 2008, as part of the structural reform of rail transport, with separation of the services infrastructure of transportation activity and the emergence of a competitive environment, Russian Railways has been transformed into a vertically oriented holding company.

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In 2010, Federal Passenger Company was established as a fully owned subsidiary of Russian Railways, providing long-distance passenger services both in Russia and abroad.

On 16 October 2012, Russian Railways has completed competitive negotiations with potential buyers of the remaining 25-percent plus 1 share stake in JSC Freight One.

Russian Railways was succeeded by Vladimir Yakunin – from 14 June 2005 to 20 August 2015.

Russian Railways receives 25 billion rubles subsidies as compensation annually from the State.

Since its establishment in 2003, Russian Railways sponsoring FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Since February 2016 Russian Railways is the sponsor of Rodina Kirov, a bandy team in the Russian Bandy Super League.

Annually JSC Russian Railways carries over 1 billion passengers and 1 billion tons of freight.