Traffic safety
GRI 3-3
The Company’s traffic safety priorities include:
- improving the reliability and safety across Russian Railways’ infrastructure;
- managing the risks of traffic accidents;
- preventing or reducing fatalities and injuries;
- taking steps to reduce damage from traffic accidents and incidents;
- preventing any adverse environmental impact.
2023 performance
- In 2023, the traffic safety level across the Russian Railways Group as set by the Management Board came in at 0.445 accidents per million train kilometres, representing a 1.1% improvement over the target of 0.450 accidents.
- The total number of traffic safety violations across the Russian Railways’ infrastructure in 2023 decreased by 5%, including a 15% reduction by units of the Russian Railways Group.
- Based on the results of efforts in 2023, the functional safety index across the Russian Railways infrastructure did not exceed planned values, standing at 19.054 points per million train kilometres, marking a 2.9% decrease.
- Residual risk in the field of traffic safety on railway transport infrastructure remained within an acceptable range.
Data are presented on a comparable basis in accordance with changes in the classification as per Order No. 344 of the Russian Ministry of Transport dated 18 December 2014 (as amended by Order No. 269 of the Russian Ministry of Transport dated 19 July 2022).