Russian Railways

Summary

Russian Railways is a state-owned enterprise of Russia^[1]. It draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (state_owned_enterprise_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Russian Railways was a member of International Union of Railways^[3].
• Russian Railways was a member of International Rail Transport Committee^[4].
• Russian Railways is located in Moscow^[5].
• Russian Railways is in the country of Russia^[6].
• Russian Railways's image is recorded as Moscow Narkomput X37.jpg^[7].
• Russian Railways's instance of is recorded as state-owned enterprise of Russia^[8].
• Russian Railways's instance of is recorded as railway undertaking^[9].
• Russian Railways's instance of is recorded as railway infrastructure manager^[10].
• Russian Railways's item operated is recorded as ER2^[11].
• Russian Railways's item operated is recorded as Ostashkov^[12].
• Russian Railways's owned by is recorded as Government of Russia^[13].
• Russian Railways's logo image is recorded as RZD.svg^[14].
• Russian Railways's follows is recorded as Ministry of the Means of Communication of the Russian Federation^[15].
• Russian Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[16].
• Russian Railways's chief executive officer is recorded as Oleg Belozyorov^[17].
• Russian Railways's ISNI is recorded as 000000044669700X^[18].
• Russian Railways's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127599105^[19].
• Russian Railways's GND ID is recorded as 10025972-8^[20].
• Russian Railways's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2009033082^[21].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Oktyabrskaya Railway^[22].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Kaliningrad Railway^[23].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Moscow Railway^[24].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Gorky Railway^[25].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Northern Railway^[26].
• Russian Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as North Caucasus Railway^[27].

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Founding

+2003-09-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Russian Railways^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Moscow^[29].

Identity

Russian Railways's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Российские железные дороги'}^[30]. Its part of is recorded as rail transport in Russia^[31]. Its follows is recorded as Ministry of the Means of Communication of the Russian Federation^[15]. Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'РЖД'}^[32] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RZD'}^[33].

Leadership

Russian Railways's chief executive officer is recorded as Oleg Belozyorov^[17].

Operations

Russian Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of Russia^[34]. Subsidiaries include Oktyabrskaya Railway^[22], a transport company^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1851^[37], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[38]; Kaliningrad Railway^[23], a transport company^[39], in Russia^[40], founded in 1992^[41], headquartered in Kaliningrad^[42]; Moscow Railway^[24], a transport company^[43], in Soviet Union^[44], founded in 1959^[45], headquartered in Moscow^[46]; Gorky Railway^[25], a railway company^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 2003^[49], headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod^[50]; Northern Railway^[26], a railway company^[51], in Russia^[52], founded in 1953^[53], headquartered in Yaroslavl^[54]; and North Caucasus Railway^[27], a transport company^[55], in Russia^[56], founded in 1861^[57], headquartered in Rostov-on-Don^[58].

Industry

Russian Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport^[59].

Ownership

Russian Railways's owned by is recorded as Government of Russia^[13]. Its product or material produced is recorded as railway^[60].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Russian Railways include RZD Arena^[61], an association football venue^[62], in Russia^[63], founded in 2002^[64].

Why It Matters

Russian Railways draws 432 Wikipedia views per month (state_owned_enterprise_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

Entities named for it include RZD Arena^[61], an association football venue^[62], in Russia^[63], founded in 2002^[64].