Valery Tanaev, who headed the Northern Railway, was appointed head of the Moscow Railway. This was reported by the press service of Russian Railways.

„Valery Tanaev, who headed the Northern Railway, has been appointed head of the Moscow Railway,” the company said.

The holding noted that the former head of the Moscow Railways, Mikhail Glazkov, now holds the post of deputy general director of Russian Railways, head of the Central Directorate of Traffic Management.

From 2013 to 2017, Tanaev was the chief engineer of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, a branch of Russian Railways. In May 2017, he was appointed head of the Northern Railway.