2 (38) June 2014

One of the most noticeable projects of the last few years is the Marmay tunnel under the Bosphorus.
But the Turkish railway system wasn’t always so innovative. When Süleyman Karaman, current President and Director General of TCDD, took up his post, the sector was deep in crisis. In his interview Mr Karaman talks about his experience and further ambitious infrastructure projects.

If we talk about railway system in general not years, but decades matters here. Work should be done in advance and global projects should be started now to have reliable transportation in the future. Christian Kern, CEO of Austrian Federal Railways, talks about priorities and  the road to success.

It’s always a challenge for a foreigner to start a business in Russia.
Alexander Rogan, CEO at Russia Supply Chain, shares his opinion about common fears, and how the current political situation can influence the market.

Russian Railways have their own digital communication network and specialised IT systems. This allows combining space and terrestrial computer technologies to achieve a wide range of objectives. Simultaneously, the strategic directions of RZD’s data streams are closely connected with the federal programme of the development
of the GLONASS/GPS navigation systems.

The North Siberian Railway (Sevsib) is a projected railway line, with a length of about 2000 km. It should connect the railway
of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area - Yugra with the Baikal-Amur Mainline. But this project requires major investment, not only from RZD.

Last summer, it became known that the total investment in the development of the BAM and the Transsib till 2018 would amount to RUB 562 billion.
Of that, RUB 300 billion can be attracted through the investment programme of RZD, and RUB 260 billion must be found from public sources.
Why is this project so important now?

Regular piggyback transportation via the Russian-Finnish border has not been launched yet, but the experiment showed that such transportation can be profitable from the viewpoint of the state, because it will reduce the burden on motorways linking the two countries and provide cargo owners with services of higher quality.

The system of international border crossings has been dynamically developing for two years, new projects are being carried out in all spheres of transport. In particular, railways are working to improve border crossing procedures.