Russia, Vietnam discussing regular train services via China - transport minister

MOSCOW. Sept 9 (Interfax) - Establishing regular train services from Vietnam to Russia via China is a key item on the transport agenda, Russian Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin told reporters following the Russian-Vietnamese summit.

"A direct train from Vietnam to Russia via China is one of the items on the current agenda," Nikitin said.

He said that such trains have already been launched by a Vietnam Railways subsidiary and Russia's FESCO. "We now want to speed them up and establish more regular connections," Nikitin said.

As previously reported, FESCO Transportation Group, which is under Rosatom state corporation's control, in partnership with the Ratraco logistics operator, a subsidiary of Vietnam Railways, launched the FESCO Vietnam Shuttle, a direct rail service from Vietnam to Moscow via China and Mongolia in the summer of 2025.