Движение по Транссибу приостановлено

  • : Coal, Metals, Oil products
  • 21/07/23

РЖД приостановила 23 июля движение по Транссибирской магистрали из-за обрушения железнодорожного моста на перегоне Куэнга — Укурей в Забайкальском крае. Компания ввела на трое суток ограничение на погрузку всех грузов в восточном направлении, кроме продовольственных, со всех станций РЖД, находящихся западнее станции Бушулей Забайкальской железной дороги, говорится в сообщении РЖД.

«До восстановления инфраструктуры, поврежденной в результате рекордных осадков, не будет погрузки в адрес станций Дальневосточной железной дороги, участка Бушулей — Журавли Забайкальской железной дороги, а также "Железных дорог Якутии"», — сообщается в официальном телеграм-канале РЖД.

Разрушение моста произошло из-за сильных дождей — в Сретенском районе Забайкалья за сутки выпала почти месячная норма осадков. Это стало причиной наводнения, подмыва насыпей и, как следствие, обрушения моста на маршруте. Генеральный директор — председатель правления РЖД Олег Белозеров взял под личный контроль работы по скорейшему восстановлению движения на Транссибе, под его руководством создан оперативный штаб по ликвидации последствий чрезвычайной ситуации в Забайкалье.

Президент России Владимир Путин на совещании с постоянными членами Совета безопасности сообщил в пятницу, что восстановление первой ветки планируется в течение двух — двух с половиной суток, а второй — «где-то в течение пяти суток», согласно сообщению на сайте Кремля.

По мнению источника на рынке контейнерных перевозок, если движение по Транссибу будет возобновлено в срок до пяти суток, значительного урона для отрасли удастся избежать. Если же восстановление займет больше времени, то возвращение контейнерных поездов в перевозочный процесс, ранее отставленных в очередь, может затянуться — а это, в свою очередь, повлечет риск образования временного дефицита фитинговых платформ.

За день до инцидента, 22 июля, РЖД подвела итоги транзитных контейнерных перевозок в сообщении Китай — Европа — Китай, следующих главным образом по Транссибу. Объемы перевозок выросли в первом полугодии в 1,5 раза по сравнению с январем — июнем прошлого года, до 359,7 тыс. TEU (контейнеров в 20-футовом эквиваленте). Больше всего транзитом идут промышленные товары, химические грузы, автомобили и комплектующие, станки и двигатели, отмечается в сообщении госкомпании.

Транссиб является важной транспортной артерией также для экспорта угля. Источник на рынке перевозок угля сообщил, что летом, в сезон ремонтов на железнодорожной инфраструктуре, РЖД часто перераспределяет угольные потоки из Кузбасса между Транссибом и Байкало-Амурской магистралью (БАМ). «Сейчас такая опция отсутствует, что больно ударит по перевозочному процессу», — считает собеседник.

В первом полугодии в адрес дальневосточных экспортных станций (включая как порты, так и сухопутные погранпереходы) было отправлено 53,03 млн т каменного угля — на 6,9% больше, чем годом ранее, по данным железнодорожных экспедиторов.

Некоторые участники рынка сомневаются, что ситуацию удастся исправить в пятидневный срок, напоминая, что в 2020 г. возобновление сообщения с Мурманском изначально планировалось в течение недели, но в итоге и открытие обходного пути задержалось до 19 суток, и последствия приостановки сообщения с Мурманском удалось преодолеть более, чем за месяц.

Железнодорожное сообщение с портом Мурманск было прервано в прошлом году 31 мая из-за обрушения моста через реку Кола (Мурманская обл.) также вследствие паводка. Движение поездов по обходному участку удалось организовать 19 июня, а сообщение с портом через Колу по новому мосту госкомпания возобновила 28 сентября.

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