Finnish state-controlled rail company VR Group is racing to terminate transport agreements with customers on the Russian route. The company sped up the gradual phase-out of traffic to and from Russia and started concluding agreements on Tuesday, 3 May.
“We estimate that traffic will decrease to about one-third of the original level by the end of the summer. Some customers want to continue traffic until the end of the notice period, but we will continue negotiations to stop traffic...
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Rail freight traffic between Finland and Russia will gradually cease after the existing transport contracts of state-controlled company VR Group end. For now, traffic is still possible. However, in the following months, this will not be the case anymore. “Private operators are also affected by this decision since, without VR, trains won’t cross the border”, said Sanna Kauppi from RailGate Finland, the administrator company of the Kouvola rail and road terminal.
The VR Group first announced...21-04-22, 20:53 -
Rail freight traffic between Finland and Russia, is that still possible? Based on media reports, you would think it is not, but that is a misconception. It is the decision of one company to halt traffic, while others continue.
This week also saw a lot of news from Russia. How is rail freight doing there at the moment? Russia is receiving new import volumes from China, but at the same time has limited capacity in the network due to thousands of stranded wagons. This week, a railway...17-04-22, 12:23 -
FINLAND: National operator VR Group is to discontinue rail freight traffic with Russia ‘in a controlled manner’, the railway’s board decided on April 6.
VR said it aimed to run down traffic as quickly as possible, although it expected that the process would take several months. EU sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine do not currently prevent rail traffic, and the termination of contracts with VR’s domestic customers must therefore be negotiated and carried...11-04-22, 08:11 -
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