There was a chain reaction across the railway network of the Russian Federation - it costs already up to 50 thousand open wagons or 10% of the whole park. Already there were problems with the delivery of coal to utilities. In Russia, a large "traffic jam" of empty railway wagons in the direction of the West Siberian Railway (ZSZhD). This is reported by Kommersant with reference to sources in the railway and coal industries. According to estimates of the three interlocutors, 32-33 thousand wagons are idle. "Only in the Kuzbas" 150 convoys are thrown, that is more than 10 thousand cars, about 20 thousand cars can not reach the region. After the holidays, there were about 8 thousand, and on January 12 - more than 24 thousand, "the message says.. From January 23 to 25, according to a representative of the Russian Railways OJSC, the monopoly had to limit the registration of empty gondola cars on the West-Siberian Railway from all stations. Blocking cars caused a chain reaction throughout the railway network: it costs up to 50 thousand open wagons (10% of the park). Because of the ban, the ports can not free themselves from unloaded wagons, and are forced to delay the unloading of incoming cargo. It is noted that against the backdrop of a congestion problems arise with the delivery of coal to utilities in various regions of Russia.

Sources in the industry are confident that "the cork will have to disassemble another month". At the same time, they add, it is important whether RZhD will fine operators for a simple. As reported by the correspondent. net, earlier Ukraine imposed sanctions against Russia on the railway. In particular, Ukrzaliznytsia imposed a ban on the transportation of all goods and empty wagons, including transit through Ukraine for a number of companies-owners from Russia.

Original article: In Russia, a "cork" of 50,000 wagons was formed - the media.