FESCO Transport Group has launched a new container rail service from Chekhov in Moscow region to Blagoveshchensk and Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. This is an important step strengthening the integration of Russian domestic trade on the east-west axis.
Trains run from the Chekhov Transport and Logistics Center to the stations of Blagoveshchensk and Krasnaya Rechka (Khabarovsk) twice a month. The transit time is about 13 days. The Group is also delivering containers from Chekhov to Chita — for the time being in a groupage format — later to be transformed into a full train service.
FESCO has also launched import block trains from its own Commercial Port of Vladivostok to Chekhov. These trains rapidly distribute imports from Asia into Russia's domestic market. The advantage of the two-way service is that it removes empty container repositioning difficulties and boosts bilateral trade efficiency. Chekhov is an important logistics hub in the southern part of the Moscow metropolitan area and a natural gateway for central Russian industry. FESCO's integrated service links Siberian and Far East rail networks seamlessly to the Moscow market.
Key Takeaways:
1. FESCO launched a new container rail service from Chekhov to Blagoveshchensk and Khabarovsk.
2. Trains run twice a month with a transit time of about 13 days.
3. Groupage container deliveries also run from Chekhov to Chita.
4. FESCO has started import block trains from Vladivostok to Chekhov.
5. Two-way service removes empty container repositioning difficulties.
