Russian Railways' long-distance passenger transportation down 4% in Dec, 0.6% in 2025 - company

MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) - Long-distance passenger transportation on the network of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD) decreased 4% year-on-year in December 2025 to 9 million people, the company said.

In total, 106.2 million trips were made in December (+1.2% compared to December 2024), of which suburban traffic accounted for 97.2 million people (+1.7%).

Passenger turnover in December 2025 amounted to almost 10 billion passenger-kilometers, down 1.4% YoY, including 2.8 billion passenger-km in suburban traffic (+1.3%) and 7.2 billion passenger-km in long-distance traffic (-2.4%).

The company transported 126.7 million people on long-distance transportation in 2025, down 0.6% YoY.

In total, 1.31 billion passengers departed from railway stations and terminals last year, up 1.9% compared to 2024. This includes 1.184 billion people transported in suburban traffic (+2.2% compared to 2024).

Passenger turnover decreased 0.9% YoY in 2025 and amounted to 142.4 billion passenger-km, including 36.1 billion passenger-km in suburban traffic (+2.4%) and 106.3 billion passenger-km in long-distance traffic (-2%).