The Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions against the company. RZD was among the first legal entities to enter EU sanction lists just days after the...Read more
Lithuanian Railways (LTG Group) are forced to release around 2,000 employees in an attempt to cope with the increasing financial losses following sanctions against Russia and tension between Lithuania and China. The company has consulted...Read more
The European Commission has approved a 20-billion-euro German state aid scheme to aid domestic companies that have suffered due to the war in Ukraine and related sanctions. The scheme concerns companies in all sectors, and...Read more
The Lithuanian government will allocate 20 million euros to railway manager LTG Infra. Due to the sanctions against Russia, less goods are transported through Lithuania, resulting in lower income for rail infrastructure manager LTG. Read more
Finland will completely stop rail freight transport to neighboring Russia in the nearby future. This was decided by the board of the Finnish railway company VR Group on Wednesday 6 April.Read more
UpdateThree days after suspending traffic between Finland and Russia, VR Transpoint will resume services effective Wednesday, 30 March. The decision to restart rail freight operations to and from Russia follows on consultation with the UK...Read more
Finnish operator VR Group has suspended all passenger and freight trains to Russia. On Sunday, the last Allegro train from St Petersburg to Helsinki left the station. Read more