Russian Railway Troops
| Железнодорожные войска ВС России Railway Troops of the Russian Armed Forces | |
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Flag, great and small emblem | |
| Active | 6 August 1851–present |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Branch | Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces |
| Role | Railway transport and protection |
| Size | 28,500 (approx) |
| Garrison/HQ | Smolensk |
| Anniversaries | August 6 |
| Engagements | Crimea War January Uprising Russo-Japanese War World War I Polish–Soviet War Battles of Khalkhin Gol Great Patriotic War Soviet–Japanese War (1945) Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Prague Spring Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia war 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Oleg Kosenkov (since 2010) |
The Railway Troops of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Железнодорожные войска ВС России, romanized: Zheleznodorozhnyye voyska VS Rossii) is the railway troops branch of the Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces. It is responsible for rear support tasks related to rail services, such as the preparation, construction, reconstruction and protection of railway infrastructure. It is headquartered in Smolensk and its current commander is Lieutenant General Oleg Kosenkov.
The Railway Troops is the oldest railway force in the world, established on 6 August 1851 as a military engineering unit of the Imperial Russian Army. It operates the largest fleet of armoured trains in active military service, of which four are known: Yenisei, Baikal, Volga and Amur.