Russian Railways

The new logo at Russian Railways symbolises the many changes at the Company. Russian Railways nowadays not only handle rail transport, but are involved in logistics, tourism, construction, telecommunications, medicine and many other areas. The new logo therefore carries all this information and does not merely emphasise the rail part of the business. The logo based on the Cyrillic (Russian) abbreviation retains the authenticity and Russian origins of the Company. Logo RZD consists of two lower case cyrillic characters — "р" and "д". RZD = р/д where "р"–Russia, and cyrillic "д", means "roads", the Russian roads. The second perusal gives understanding that characters are not two but three: italic character “ж” between standing «р» and «д». The logo exspresses ideas of stability and dynamics at the same time. Red color corresponds idea of energy and motion – the basic components of big transport companies. Character “ж” is reduced thanks to neighbour letters penmanship. Central character “ж” ties neighbor characters together well. Thus a single whole is being created. By means of such “binding together” an idea of a train may be expressed. An italic part of character “ж” demonstrates an idea of motion and dynamics, too. A line from characters “ж” can be used separately in future logo development.

Download the vector logo of the Russian Railways brand designed by Vlad Ermolaev in Adobe® Illustrator® format. The current status of the logo is active, which means the logo is currently in use.