Russian Railways
Russian Railways (Russian: ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД»), romanized: OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.
Headquarters in Moscow | |
Native name | ОАО «РЖД» |
|---|---|
| Company type | Open joint-stock company |
| Industry | Railways |
| Predecessor | Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation (1992–2004) |
| Founded | 18 September 2003 |
| Headquarters | Red Gates Square (55°46′N 37°39′E), , |
Area served | Russia |
Key people | Oleg Belozyorov (General director) Arkady Dvorkovich (chairman of the board) |
| Services | Rail transport, Cargo |
| Revenue | $38.6 billion (2017) |
| $3.47 billion (2017) | |
| $2.39 billion (2017) | |
| Total assets | $76.6 billion (2017) |
| Total equity | $41.3 billion (2017) |
| Owner | Russian Government (100%) |
Number of employees | 740,315 (2017) |
| Website | Russian Railways (English) |
The company was established on 18 September 2003, when a decree was passed to separate the upkeep and operation of the railways from the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation. RZhD is based in Moscow at Novaya Basmannaya str., 2. The operating units of the central part of the staff are at Kalanchevskaya str., 35.
Railways in the Russian-occupied region of Crimea are controlled by Crimea Railway, a separate company.
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