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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Birobidzhan, December 12 (Xinhua) — Freight traffic on the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge, connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang (Amur) River, is planned to increase to 22.5 million tons per year by 2031, and the capacity of the railway checkpoint on the Russian side to 17 pairs of trains per day. Anton Ivanchenko, First Deputy General Director of IFR-1, the operator of the railway bridge on the Russian side, told Xinhua in an interview.
“Currently, we handle up to six pairs of trains per day, and we plan to increase this to eight. By 2031, we plan to handle 22.5 million tons of freight per year, or up to 17 pairs of trains per day,” he said.
A. Ivanchenko noted that the company is currently modernizing the checkpoint at Mikhailo-Semenovskaya Station (Leninsk-2, Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia) to increase its capacity and support growth in export and import traffic. "Two areas need to be improved: the railway checkpoint and the section from Birobidzhan to Leninsk," he explained, adding that three additional stations are planned for this section, as well as reconstruction of the checkpoint infrastructure. Specifically, this involves the construction of new overpasses in the receiving and dispatching yard, allowing for the receipt and dispatch of 71-car trains.
According to a Xinhua source, the company also plans to build three modern terminal complexes: a universal transshipment facility, a petrochemical facility, and an agro-logistics facility. This will allow it to handle various types of railcars and expand its cargo range. "The main cargo currently shipped to China is coal (70 percent) and iron ore (30 percent). Container shipments are also underway, including plywood, cardboard, and forest products. Consumer goods are shipped from China in containers," A. Ivanchenko said. He added that an experiment was recently conducted with shipping copper concentrate to China, and plans are also underway to ship the first batch of Russian peat.
Speaking about the uniqueness of the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye Bridge, A. Ivanchenko emphasized that it is an important link between China and Russia. "It connects the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia's main railway, and China. In other words, we are the direct link that brings Chinese goods to the Trans-Siberian Railway, from where they are delivered throughout Russia," he said, noting that IFR-1 is actively working with its Chinese partners to increase freight turnover between Russia and China.
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