Moscow to Build Second Metro Ring in 2017 - 2021
The Second Ring of the Moscow Metro is to be completed in 2020 - 2021, the Gudok quotes Moscow Deputy Mayor Andrey Bochkarev. The first section of the Second Ring - linking Delovoy Tsentr and Petrovsky Park stations is to be opened in spring 2017. In 2019 the North-Eastern section (Rubtsovskaya - Nizhnyaya Maslovka), South-Western section (Aminyevskoe Shosse - Prospekt Vernadskogo), Southern section (Prospekt Vernadskogo - Kakhovskaya) and Western section (Khoroshevskaya - Mn
Moscow Metro Announced Tenders at 382 M USD
Moscow Metro announced tenders for building 22 transportation hubs at metro stations, the Gudok quotes Moscow Urban Policy and Construction Dept. The total amount of the contracts is 22.89 B RUB (381.8 M USD), including 1.462 B RUB (24.4 M USD) to be invested into design. The tender results will be announced in early February. Moscow expects to build 217 transportation hubs by 2020. 169 hubs will be multifunctional centers featuring hotels, sporting and trading facilities. Th
Ural Locomotives Delivered 104 Locos and 30 EMU Consists in 2016
Ural Locomotives reported 2016 sales, the Interfax. The company sold 30 Lastochka (ES2G) EMU trains, 89 Sinara (2ES6) freight electric locomotives and 15 Granit (2ES10 electric locomotives with a booster section). All the locomotives were supplied to OAO RZD and delivered to Sverdlovskaya, West-Siberian and South-Ural Railways. The EMUs were delivered to Moscow Central Circle. Ural Locomotives is a joint venture established by Sinara Group and Siemens. The company manufacture
LVRZ 2016 Sales Up 16.2%
Ulan-Ude Locomotive Repair Plant (LVRZ) reported 2016 sales increase at 16.2%, the TASS reports. In 2016 LVRZ signed its first international contract - components (couplers, wheel sets, draft gears) were supplied to Mongolia Railways. Ulan-Ude Locomotive Repair Plant is Zheldorremmash affiliate controlled by Locomotive Technologies Holding. The company employs 5,500. LVRZ repairs and overhauls railway rolling stock and manufacturers rolling stock components. OAO RZD is the ke
Uzbekistan to Invest 170.1 M USD to Build New Tashkent Metro Line
Uzbekistan Government will invest 170.1 M USD into building a new line of the Tashkent Metro, the UzDaily quotes Uzbekistan Ministry of Finance. The Sergili line will link four streets of the Uzbekistan capital.
The metro line will be built in 2017 - 2020. The project will be financed by the Uzbekistan State Budget (70.1 M USD) and Uzbekistan Fund for Reconstruction and Development (a 35.1 M USD loan). The balance 64.9 M USD will be attracted from other sources and through l
Aeroexpress to Launch Double-Decker Coaches in 2017
Aeroexpress has not commissioned double-deckers in 2016 due to certification deadlines, RIA Novosti reports. The coaches will be commissioned in 2017.
Aeroexpress is to buy 62 double-decker coaches from Stadler at the total of 183.9 M EUR. The first train was to be launched in December 2016.
“The certification of Aeroexpress’ double-deckers is ongoing”, Aeroexpress reports. “Five out of 11 trains are already in Russia and are being tested. The trains will be commissioned in
Uralvagonzavod to Receive 2.34 B USD in Revenue in 2016
Uralvagonzavod expects 2016 revenue of 141.9 B RUB (2.34 B USD), which is +30% to 2015, the Gudok quotes the company’s press service. This amount is 11% higher than the 2012 revenue, when Uralvagonzavod set a financial record (127.5 B RUB = 2.1 B USD). “We managed to do that thanks to the corporation’s exports of military products and restoring the car-building industry”, Uralvagonzavod reports. “The company’s military exports rose 2.2 times and the rolling stock manufacture
RZD Expects 3% Passenger Turnover Increase in 2017
OAO RZD expects a 3% improvement of the passenger turnover in 2017, the Gudok quotes OAO RZD President Oleg Belozerov. He made this statement in course of his meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Government will allocate OAO RZD 178 B RUB for passenger transportation. Tariffs will be increased at 3.9%. Even that said, OAO RZD sets a goal to increase 3% in passenger transportation. Mr. Belozerov also spoke about OAO RZD’s 2016 results. “Our operational resu
