Purpose: To assess the importance of multimodal cargo transportation for the economy of 1520 area countries. This study confirms the need to expand the capabilities of railway infrastructure despite the consequences of sanctions restrictions, international political situation uncertainty and trans-Eurasian container transportation imbalance with the purpose to achieve economic growth of the national economies of 1520 area countries. Methods: There were used analytics and diagnostics methods for the data (observation, analysis, synthesis) of regulatory and legal provisions governing relations within the framework of freight transportation by railway network as well as reports of leading railway companies of 1520 area countries - JSC "Russian Railways", JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy", Belarussian Railways and others, Russian and foreign forwarding companies, carrier operators, data from Russian Federation Federal Customs Service and foreign customs authorities, statistical and analytical informational databases. Results: The characteristics for main railway systems of 1520 area leading countries are given with specification of the number of international and domestic container and container-piggyback routes. The factors influencing the development of freight transportations on Russia territory along 1520 track have been identified, the prospects for cargo transportation have been assessed in view of Russia transport and logistics market current state. Practical significance: The obtained results have applied character since they offer and justify measure series to ensure effective development of multimodal transportations given existing infrastructure limitations.