The construction of a network of high-speed railways in Russia will enable Russian Railways to transport an additional 80 million tons of cargo annually. This was announced by Ivan Kolesnikov, Deputy General Director of Russian Railways, speaking at the International Transport and Logistics Forum in St. Petersburg.
Today, passenger and freight trains are forced to share the same infrastructure. At the same time, the schedule is built with priority for passenger traffic. As a result, each launch of the high-speed Sapsan train displaces up to five freight trains from the schedule. This load limits the capacity of key routes.
The launch of dedicated high-speed lines will change the situation. Passenger flows will move to new routes, and the freed-up capacity of the existing network will be directed to increasing freight traffic. This will not only increase the volume of shipments but also create conditions for launching high-speed container and refrigerated trains, which are difficult to fit into the tight schedule today.
According to Kolesnikov, the separation of flows will not only increase cargo turnover but also significantly reduce infrastructure development costs. By 2050, Russian Railways will be able to save about 3.5 trillion rubles, which would otherwise have to be invested in the modernization of congested sections.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the "RED" plant in Chelyabinsk received a certificate of compliance for the serial production of TAD-650 asynchronous traction electric motors for the high-speed train.
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