1 Oct 2014 12:37

RZD carries 9.8% fewer passengers long-distance in Sept

MOSCOW. Oct 1 (Interfax) - The OJSC Russian Railways (RZD) system transported 92.1 million passengers traveling long-distance in September 2014, 0.9% fewer than in the same month last year, RZD said in a statement.

Long-distance travelers totaled 8.3 million, down 9.8%, while there were 83.8 million commuters, the same as in September 2013.

September passenger turnover amounted to 11 billion passenger-kilometers, down 9.7% year-on-year.

Some 805 million passengers rode the RZD rails during the period of January-September, a 0.5% decrease. There were 80 million passengers traveling long-distance (down 7.2%) and 725 million commuting (up 0.3%). Turnover for the period was up 7.1% year-on-year at 101.1 billion passenger-km.