OREANDA-NEWS. On October 05, 2007 Chen Zi-Shan, head of Harbin Railways, in a telegramm to the Far Eastern Railways, stated that due to the joint efforts of the two companies, freight volumes flowing across the Russian-Chinese border at Grodekovo and Suifenhe had recorded a steady increase, reported the press-centre of Russian Railways.

Between January and September 2007, Russia exported 6,6 million tonnes of freight via the Grodekovo border station, 1,1 million tonnes or 120,8% more than in the same period in 2006, while imports amounted to 268,400 tonnes, an increase of 28,300 tonnes or 111,8% on (the first three quarters of) 2006.

The number of trains in both directions increased compared to the same period last year from 9 to 10,7 per day.