The state-owned company Russian Railways (RZD) will cut 15% of its central apparatus, six thousand employees will be dismissed.
“We have analysed the structure, functions, and, accordingly, we will reduce the number of staff units. This is primarily the administrative and management apparatus, including the management of our branches. We do this regularly, less or more,” Russian Railways CEO Oleg Belozerov said in an interview with Interfax.
According to him, Russian Railways is also optimising in technological areas, cutting costs, electricity and diesel fuel.
Belozerov said that in 2026 the company plans to save 74 billion roubles through this.
The net debt of Russian Railways is 3.3 trillion roubles, the company’s CEO said.
As previously reported by the media, in 2025, Russian Railways began forcing its central office employees to take three extra days off per month at their own expense, except for holidays and non-working days. In this way, the company tried to avoid layoffs amid the protracted crisis.
Russian Railways cuts 6,000 employees