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Russia’s RZD Logistics, in cooperation with Russian Railways (RZD) and partner company Transit, has dispatched the first 100-car container train from the inland Yuzhny Port, an industrial trade zone serviced by the Lyublino-Sortirovochnoye station near Moscow. The train is en route to Khabarovsk-2 station in the Russian Far East and has a scheduled transit time of ten days.
The train consists of 54 flatcars loaded with 40- and 20-foot containers carrying food products (sugar, pasta, beverages) and construction materials. Refrigerated containers operated by RZD Logistics carry chilled beef and poultry. In total, more than 100 forty-foot containers were loaded, 40% more than a standard 71-car train. The total length of the train and cars is about 1.6km.
This is the first extended-length dispatch from the Yuzhny Port. According to RZD Logistics, a key advantage of the shipment is the fixed timetable approved by RZD, ensuring stable and predictable delivery times. The format allows for greater cargo consolidation, shorter logistical processing times, and reduced strain on rail infrastructure.
Sergey Levin, Deputy General Director and Director of the Multimodal Transport Department at RZD Logistics, said that “The launch of a train of this length is a technological leap forward both for our company and for the sector as a whole. We are not only increasing freight volumes but also demonstrating the capabilities of new logistics infrastructure.”
Three timetables have now been approved for 100-car trains to Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, and Ussuriysk. The next such train to Irkutsk is scheduled to depart at the end of May.
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