OREANDA-NEWS The Board of Directors of Russian Railways has approved an investment program for 2026 in the amount of 713.6 billion rubles, reducing it by about 20 percent compared to 890.9 billion in 2025. The current data was provided by the press service of the state-owned company.

Of the announced amount, 531.4 billion rubles will be allocated to maintain the company's fixed assets and ensure transportation safety, and 161.7 billion rubles will be allocated for the purchase of rolling stock, including the purchase of up to 400 locomotives and up to 190 passenger cars.

"120 billion rubles are provided for the implementation of the high—speed railway (HSR) project," Russian Railways also reported.

For the current year, compared with 2024, Russian Railways has reduced investments by about 30 percent.

The issue of possible assistance from the company's authorities in the situation with its debts has recently been discussed in the media. It was noted that there are no plans to use the option of converting part of the debt into shares with subsequent repurchase to restructure the debt.