en.Wedoany.com Reported - From January to May 2026, coal loading on the East Siberian Railway (VSZhD, a branch of Russian Railways (RZD)) reached 12 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%. Most of the coal was shipped by Vostsibugol (part of the En+ Group) and the Tugnuisky coal open pit (affiliated with the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)).

During the same period, total cargo loading on the East Siberian Railway amounted to 24 million tons, a slight year-on-year increase of 0.7%. In addition to coal, the loading volumes and year-on-year changes for other major cargoes are as follows: oil and petroleum products at 4.2 million tons, up 8.2%; iron ore and manganese ore at 1.7 million tons, up 1.6%; timber cargo at 814,100 tons, down 20.7%; industrial raw materials at 600,900 tons, down 14.6%; construction materials at 587,000 tons, down 8.2%; non-ferrous metal ore and sulfur raw materials at 177,700 tons, up 13.1%; chemicals and soda at 167,000 tons, up 7.5%.

In the first five months, the freight turnover of the East Siberian Railway reached 102.2 billion tariff ton-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. The East Siberian Railway line runs through Irkutsk Oblast and the Republic of Buryatia, partially covering the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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