Long-distance passenger transportation on Russian Railways network rises 11.9% in Q1 to 26.9 million people

MOSCOW. April 1 (Interfax) - Passenger transportation on Russian long-distance trains increased 11.9% in Q1 2024 YoY, to 26.9 million people, Russian Railways said, citing operational data.

Long-distance passenger turnover in January-March 2024 increased 12.5% to 20.6 billion passenger-kilometers.

The Russian Railways long-distance network transported 9.2 million passengers in March (+14.3% year-on-year and +13.6% compared to February 2024). Passenger turnover totaled 6.9 billion passenger-kilometers (+12.4% YoY).