The chief of Irkutsk Agency of transport service JSC "FGC" Korolyov said that a significant increase in the loading in the gondolas of the Company affected by the expanding power of Bystrinskiy mining and processing plant (the asset of JSC "MMC "Norilsk Nickel"), in February 2019 added to the cargo base of JSC "FGC" about 65 thousand tons of cargo.

In addition to non-traditional TRANS-Baikal railway items shipping ore, for a total increase of loading of JSC "FGC" in the region was influenced by the coal and crushed stone. Loading of coal grew by 122% to 130 thousand tonnes, mainly at the station of Krasnokamensk, due to the increased demand for rail cars from PJSC PIMCU for the export of products with Urtuyskoe coal deposits to consumers in the region and for export to China. In addition, the increase of loading of gravel by 114%, to 65 thousand tons, including from Iphegenia macadam plant (part of JSC "NCP").

In February of 2019 also recorded double growth, up to 30 thousand tons, while transshipment of import of gondolas of JSC "FGK" at the border crossing Manchuria – Zabaikalsk.

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Joint stock company "Federal freight company" (subsidiary of JSC "RZD") is one of the largest cargo rail operators in Russia. JSC "FGC" is among the three leaders of the rating of operators INFOLine RAIL RUSSIA TOP.

The main activity of the Company is providing rolling stock for transportation of goods, and rendering of transport-forwarding services. Total car fleet of JSC "FGC" is 134 thousand units of rolling stock (as of 24.03.2019).

On the Russian Railways has 15 branches and agencies of transport services JSC Federal freight, as well as representative offices in Moscow and Kazakhstan.

Official site of JSC "FGC": www.railfgk.ru.