The Federal Freight (russian: Федеральная грузовая компания) is a railway business established in Russia by
Russian Railways
Russian Railways (russian: link=no, ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД»), OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both manag ...
, as part of plans to open up the rail transport market in Russia. A fleet of 180 thousand freight wagons will be transferred to the new company from RZD. It will have a share capital of 46.4 billion rubles. The company is headquartered in
Ekaterinburg.
Services began on 1 October 2010. Plans include fleet expansion - to approximately 200,000
freight wagons - and aggressive pricing to increase market share.
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Companies based in Yekaterinburg
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