IEDT sees strong growth potential for rail transport in segments sensitive to speed, regularity, and reliability of delivery, including containers, consumer goods, e-commerce shipments, and time-sensitive medium-distance deliveries. “By reducing infrastructure constraints, railway transport will be able to ensure a more stable timetable, increase route speeds, and reduce rolling stock turnaround time, thereby strengthening competitiveness against road transport on high-density freight corridors, primarily between major industrial centers and seaports,” IEDT experts told Kommersant.

IEDT also noted that in the ports of the Baltic basin, construction of new and expansion of existing terminal capacities is already underway. This is expected to “reduce infrastructure barriers for growing export flows and ensure transshipment from rail to sea exceeding 300 million tonnes,” according to the institute’s experts.

According to IEDT estimates, the total increase in carrying capacity could reach up to 81 million tonnes, which is a significant figure. As the high-speed rail network develops, the effects of individual projects will scale across the entire railway system.

In Russia, IEDT believes that the potential for high-speed freight transport could be востребован in the following segments: e-commerce; high value-added goods; temperature-sensitive cargo; and C2C express deliveries (between individuals).

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