Realization of a transport potential of Russia is base priority for the economy of the Russian state. The necessity of passing ahead development of a national transport system is conditioned by unit by the row of economy-гgeography and geostrategic factors. On the modern stage a stimulus and source of actualization of this task is globalization. Globalization of world economy puts before national economies the problem of competitiveness, that is related to the transition from the use of comparative advantages to forming of competitive edges, subsequent upon the use of new market strategy, scientific and technical achievements, investment and innovative support of all productive cycle. The system of international transport corridors (МТК) on territory of Russia is formed in accordance with geography and structure of existent and perspective international transport connections. Development of corridors fully determined by the imperatives of new economy, that are not simply pre-conditions of development of МТК, and реалиями, the following carries obligatory character that. МТК is determined as totality of main communications with the corresponding device of different types of transport, concertedly functioning in certain direction and answering the standards of international level. By the criteria of estimation of macroeconomic pre-conditions and terms of development of a transport corridor North-south at global level there must be a competitiveness allowing to provide the higher or unique quality level of services as compared to basic world competitors, and at interregional level is a decision of problems of territorial development and determination of possible consequences at the different variants of decision of the problems related to development of a transport corridor.
