In Russia, more than 150,000 railcars are idle due to sanctions/Russian media
Western sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine have led to negative consequences for Russian railways. There are currently more than 150,000 idle railcars in Russia.
The situation complicates the movement of loaded railcars
Sanctions against Russia have led to a change in the direction of cargo flows. This is reported by the Russian media with reference to the response prepared by the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation together with the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Migration Service of Russia. create accumulations of unnecessary rolling stock. Currently, more than 150,000 empty wagons are idle on the Russian Railways network without cargo operations, the response says.
It is reported that this negatively affects the operational environment and makes it difficult to move loaded wagons.
Ministry of Transport Russia wants rolling stock operators to evaluate the fleet of wagons that will actually be involved in the transport of goods.
Through the analysis, it is necessary to determine the number of wagons to lay down.
