Railways expect traffic through the transition “Sakhalin – Hokkaido” of 33 million tonnes – RIA Novosti

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TOKYO, Feb. 29 – RIA Novosti A promising project for bilateral. cooperation between Russia and Japan is the construction of a permanent transfer between the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido, the volume of traffic it could reach 33 million tons per year, while in Europe the delivery time would be halved, the head of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov.

” If you combine land transfer Sakhalin and Hokkaido, it will reduce the delivery time from Europe to Japan more than doubled in comparison with the traditional sea route. Prospective volume we estimate at 33

million tons per year “, – he said during a meeting of the forum” Industrial and Commercial Dialogue: Russia-Japan We believe at this stage it would be possible to make an in-depth economic “

.” a study of the project “, – said the head of Russian Railways

on the prospects of creating a land bridge between the two countries earlier reasoned and former head of Russian Railways -.. Vladimir Yakunin So, in the summer at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister he talked about the creation of railway corridor between the two countries as “futuristic” design, and how many can make the cost of the project, who will invest and what are the implementation deadlines, the president of Russian Railways did not elaborate.