A regular nonstop express freight train service over the 10,000 kilometers of the Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR) is being introduced between the Russian cities of Vladivostok and Saint Petersburg.
On Aug. 14 there was a commemorative event for the departure of 64 freight containers from Vladivostok, marking the beginning of regular express freight train service in Siberia.
The service will comprise one “block train” (express freight train) per week travelling on the TSR, a 10,000-km railway stretching between Vladivostok and Saint Petersburg. This marks the first regular freight service involving a nonstop block train.