Russian Railways launched a high-speed cross-border freight service from Western Siberia to Northern Europe

The first high-speed train carrying chemical products departed from Kopylovo station in the Tomsk region (West Siberian railway) to Finland.

The train proceeded through the Russian Railways network as scheduled and entered Finland through Buslovskaya border station. After covering 4.5 thousand km, the train reached the destination, Hamina station, as soon as in 5.5 days. Earlier, cargo deliveries along this route took 11.5 days.

This progress resulted from optimized timetable elaborated in cooperation with the Finnish railways. While on the way, the full-length train of 82 wagons required no extra marshalling, which also contributed to faster delivery.