Atlas Corridor
Component

Electrification of the Rtishchevo– Kochetovka section

railway

Cities

Rtishchevo
Russia
Kochetovka
Russia

Distance

684km
new
– km
rehabilitated
684km
existing
– km

Cost

$0.7b
$684,000,000

Phases

operational, 2024

Objective

Increased throughput capacity of the main INSTC railway route from Moscow to Astrakhan. Reduced cargo delivery times due to higher travel speeds

Description

The project will include four stages. Design documentation has been developed; works will be completed over 2022–2023. The project is included in the Comprehensive Trunk Infrastructure Modernisation and Expansion Plan until

Finance

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$684000000 investment
Federal Government of Russia Government

Sources