📋 Tender Overview
On February 5, 2026, the technical and economic council (TEC) was attended by the first deputy minister of transport and communications Grigory Glazko, the chairman of the Permanent Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on industry, energy, transport, communications, and digital development Yuri Panfilov, representatives of government agencies, and heads of organizations. In 2025, more than 58 million passengers were transported by rail. Interregional and international communications became the most in demand. Between Belarus and Russia, taking into account transit trains, 3.6 million passengers were transported, which is 11.7% higher than the level of 2024. The head of the Belarusian Railway Valery Verenich outlined the main priorities for the development of the railway for 2026: The year 2026 has been declared the Year of Technology Improvement at the Belarusian Railway. Its key goal will be the targeted implementation and scaling of advanced technological and organizational solutions aimed at increasing the efficiency, safety, reliability, and competitiveness of business processes, developing digital services, and enhancing the professional competencies of personnel. The first deputy minister of transport and communications Grigory Glazko noted that the course taken by the Belarusian Railway towards qualitative transformation has shown certain results: In 2026, the directions for the development of the Belarusian Railway are defined within the framework of the program for the socio-economic development of Belarus for 2026-2030 and the subprogram Rail Transport of the State Program Transport of Belarus for 2026-2030. Adherence to production and financial discipline will increase the economic effect of activities and develop new approaches to the development of freight and passenger transportation.
