In January-July 2023, Russian Railways carried over 8 million tons of freight through the border crossings at Far Eastern Railways to China, 19.4% more than in the same period of 2022, according to Russian Railways.
The highest growth was registered at the border crossing Grodekovo (Russian Federation) – Suifenhe (China) – 4.8 million tonnes (+3.2%). The growth was driven mainly by coal (up 1.4 times), ore (up 1.3 times) and grain cargo (up 3.5 times).
Transportation by the new railway bridge to China (Nizhneleninskoye — Tongjiang) exceeded 1.6 million tonnes including 1.1 million tonnes of coal and over 480 thousand tonnes of ore.