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gelsk, the upgrading works will cover the terminals   Freight cargo can be transported as part of car-
          in Cherepovets, Vologda, Veliky Ustyug and Yaro-  go express trains – a service that involves collecting
          slavl.                                       smaller-sized cargoes from multiple shippers at near-
                                                       by stations and transporting them in pre-booked cars
             Convenience for businesses                within shorter timelines.
                                                          Transportation can be ordered remotely using the
             In the Arkhangelsk Oblast, the interaction be-  Russian Railways’ electronic service “Freight Car-
          tween Russian Railways and cargo owners is facili-  riage”. Upon logging in to their personal areas, cus-
          tated via Arkhangelsk Corporate Service Transport   tomers can draw up the required documents, calcu-
          Agency. Servicing more than two hundred local   late the cost of carriage, track location of their cargo
          companies and organizations, the Agency operates   and the progress of its transportation.
          a dedicated sales center for quality service and con-  One more service, which is oriented primarily to
          venient logistics.                           small and medium businesses, is RZD Market – a      SOZVEZDYE #42
             Among the most sought-after services is trans-  marketplace that offers railway transportation of the
          portation by container trains. Formed at one station,   goods on sale. RZD Market has around 1,500 regis-
          container trains consist of cars with cargoes owned   tered users in different Russian regions, of whom 160   транспорт
          by one or multiple owners and follow a schedule with   are based in the areas within the operational range of   transport
          a fixed departure and arrival time. Their main ad-  the Northern Railway.
          vantages include attractive cost of transportation,   The cargoes bound for the countries in the Asia-
          shorter delivery times, and fixed schedule. Contain-  Pacific Region are transported by the Russian Rail-
          er trains operate along the Northern Railway in 87   ways via the international transport corridor North–
          directions, their largest customers being ULK Group,   South, and there are 15% to 80% discounts on the
          Sawmill 25, Onega Woodworking Plant, Arkhan-  transit transportation by the railway carriers within               67
          gelsk Pulp and Paper Mill, among others.     the member countries of the corridor.
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