Speed of trains from China to Europe on Russian Railways rose 29% in June

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In June 2020, the average delivery speed of cargo as a whole throughout the Russian Railways network increased to 453.7 km per day, which is 16.4% higher than the same period last year. The reliability of delivery (shipments arriving on time) was 99%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than in June 2019.

With a transportation range of more than 2,600 km, the average speed of freight increased to 615.6 km per day, which is 13.9% higher than in the same ...