Yakutian Railway

Yakutian Railway (Russian: Железные дороги Якутии) is a rail operator in Republic of Yakutia in Russia.[2]

Yakutian Railway
TypeJoint-stock company
IndustryRail transport
Headquarters,
Russia
Revenue$53.4 million[1] (2017)
$2.56 million[1] (2017)
$1.54 million[1] (2017)
Total assets$479 million[1] (2017)
Total equity$403 million[1] (2017)

Ownership

Owners as of September 2018:[3]

History

In 1996, operation began on the NeryungriAldan section.

In 2002, freight traffic was opened on the site Neryungri — Tommot, and in 2004 at the same site was opened for regular passenger service.

In 2006, after the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yakutia, was signed an agreement "On the implementation of activities on organization of cargo transportation in freight cars and containers in direct communication" with which "Yakutian Railway" was officially recognized as the railway infrastructure of common use.

In 2007, 50% of the shares belong to the Russian Federation, was transferred to the ownership of Russian Railways. In the same year the specialists of the company together with the Federal tariff service was developed by the tariff guide for freight infrastructure Neryungri — Tommot.[4]

In 2009, was opened the labour movement on the plot Tommot — Amga.

In 2010, was produced stacking "Silver link" at the station Kerdem.

November 15, 2011 was the laying of the "Golden link" in the line of Berkakit — Tommot — Nizhny Bestyakh. The event was attended by President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin. The length of line at the moment is 808 km, it was assumed that a further step in the development of the road will be the construction of a combined road-rail bridge across the Lena river.[2]

In 2017, the line would have reached Yakutsk, after the bridge across Lena River is finished. The headquarters of the railway will move from Aldan to Yakutsk once the line is completed.[5]

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