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Russian Railways

Government Agency
+1
rzd.ru
Transportation/trucking/railroad900+ employeesFounded 2000🇷🇺 Russia

Russian Railways is Russia’s leading railway company and one of the largest companies in the global transport sector. The Company is a natural monopoly and fully owned by the Russian Federation. Our primary goal is to meet the state’s rail transport and employment needs, and to provide services to passengers. Russian Railways is: - one of the largest freight carriers in the world (third in the world by freight turnover); - ranked fourth in the world for passenger rail transportation; - a leading contributor by size to the Russian economy (about 1.6% of GDP in 2013); - supported by the Russian Federation. Russian Railways was established by Decree No. 585 of the Russian Government on 18 September 2003, “On establishment of the Joint-Stock Company ‘Russian Railways’”. Russian Railways began operations on October 1st, 2003. We seek to effectively develop a transportation business that is able to compete on the Russian and international markets, whilst respecting our responsibility as a national carrier and rail infrastructure owner. For more information about Russian Railways, please visit: www.eng.rzd.ru

Founded
2000
Employees
900+
Industry
Transportation/trucking/railroad
Company type
Government Agency
Headquarters
🇷🇺Moscow
Specialties
Transportation/trucking/railroad
0 / 9
Active markets
China · Belarus · Lithuania
0
New markets
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
0%
Momentum
vs prior period
60 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages9Landing
No signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

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ChinaBelarusLithuania
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇱🇹Lithuania1st market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
2 signalsLanding stage
2
🇨🇳China2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
4 signalsLanding stage
3
🇧🇾Belarus3rd market entered · 2025Advancing
Landing
3 signalsLanding stage
+6more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence39%Low
Tracking since2024first signal

Recent signals

Office lease🇨🇳 China7mo ago

International transport corridors boost Russian foreign trade

Office lease🇮🇳 India7mo ago

International transport corridors boost Russian foreign trade

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Russian Railways is Russia’s leading railway company and one of the largest companies in the global transport sector. The Company is a natural monopoly and fully owned by the Russian Federation. Our primary goal is to meet the state’s rail transport and employment needs, and to provide services to passengers. Russian Railways is: - one of the largest freight carriers in the world (third in the world by freight turnover); - ranked fourth in the world for passenger rail transportation; - a leading contributor by size to the Russian economy (about 1.6% of GDP in 2013); - supported by the Russian Federation. Russian Railways was established by Decree No. 585 of the Russian Government on 18 September 2003, “On establishment of the Joint-Stock Company ‘Russian Railways’”. Russian Railways began operations on October 1st, 2003. We seek to effectively develop a transportation business that is able to compete on the Russian and international markets, whilst respecting our responsibility as a national carrier and rail infrastructure owner. For more information about Russian Railways, please visit: www.eng.rzd.ru

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