Putin approved the construction of a new railway line with China Putin signed a law approving an agreement with China allowing the joint construction of a new railway. The document was signed in Beijing on May 20, 2026. On behalf of the Russian side, signatures were provided by Andrey Nikitin, who was then the head of the Ministry of Transport, and the head of Rostom, Alexei Lichchev. "The document confirms our common desire to increase the capacity of this corridor. Its implementation will allow by 2030 to increase the carrying capacity of the Zabykalsk checkpoint by 11 million tons, and will ensure the exchange of almost 50 pairs of trains per day," said Nikitin at the time. The agreement provides for the construction of a second main track in the Zabykalsk-Manchuria section with a length of 1,435 millimeters.

Putin approved the construction of a new railway line with China Putin signed a law approving an agreement with China allowing the joint construction of a new railway. The document was signed in Beijing on May 20, 2026. On behalf of the Russian side, signatures were provided by Andrey Nikitin, who was then the head of the Ministry of Transport, and the head of Rostom, Alexei Lichchev. "The document confirms our common desire to increase the capacity of this corridor. Its implementation will allow by 2030 to increase the carrying capacity of the Zabykalsk checkpoint by 11 million tons, and will ensure the exchange of almost 50 pairs of trains per day," said Nikitin at the time. The agreement provides for the construction of a second main track in the Zabykalsk-Manchuria section with a length of 1,435 millimeters.