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Economic Times (7 July 2022)

Russian logistics firm RZD Logistics has stated that it has commenced transportation by full container trains from Russia to India by the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) involving transport infrastructure of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and India.

The first container train has left the Chekhov station near Moscow. This intermodal transportation includes a sea leg with the end point at the Indian port of Nhava Sheva (Mumbai). Expected transit time - 35-37 days, route length – over 8,000 km. The key driver of the project is the balanced tariff policy of all the participants.

According to Dmitry Murev, General Director of RZD Logistics, Russian Railways registered a 26-pct increase of the North-South  ITC traffic, year-on-year.

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