Eliminating pollution and restoring ecosystems: addressing accumulated environmental damage

The elimination of accumulated environmental damage is a key priority in the Russian state environmental policy as set out by both the National Security StrategyApproved by the Russian President’s Decree No. 400 dated 2 July 2021 and the Environmental Security Strategy of the Russian Federation through 2025Approved by the Russian President’s Decree No. 176 dated 19 April 2017..

Russian Railways has been systematically implementing measures to address and eliminate units with accumulated environmental damage. The Company’s Environmental Strategy through 2030 with an outlook through 2035 sets specific target parameters for the elimination of accumulated environmental damage on Russian Railways’ territory and other areas affected by past railway transport activities.

To meet these established goals, Russian Railways annually executes a series of initiatives to eliminate units with accumulated environmental damage.

As part of its 2023 activities, the Company successfully eliminated nine such units at the Rzhava, Sosyka, Krasnogvardeets, Ust‑Katav, Achinsk, Agryz, Nerudnaya, Pargolovo, and Ershov stations.