Growth Of Passenger Traffic At South Caucasus Railway In 2009

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GROWTH OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAY IN 2009

ArmInfo
2010-01-15 14:08:00

ArmInfo. According to the operative data of the CJSC 'South Caucasus
Railway' growth of the passenger traffic was fixed in 2009 as
against 2008.

The total of 36,4 thsd passengers were transported in 2009 in the
inter-state communication against 27,5 thsd in 2008. As for the
local communication, 719,2 thsd passengers were transported in 2009
against 651,4 thsd in 2008. Thus, the passenger traffic volumes grew
by 32,4% in the inter-state communication in 2009 and in the local
communication by 10,4% as against 2008. In 2009 the passenger miles
in the inter-state communication amounted to 13918 thsd pass/km (42,4%
growth as against 2008), and in the local communication - 20368 thsd.

pass./km (30,1% growth as against 2008).

To recall, in the inter-state communication the South Caucasus Railway
has been implementing two routes - Yerevan-Tbilisi and Yerevan-Batumi,
which functions in summer season. As for the local communication, they
are: Vanadzor-Ayrum, Yerevan-Araks, Yerevan-Armavir, Yerevan-Yeraskh,
Yerevan-Ararat, Yerevan-Gyumri, Kanaker-Razdan and Gyumri-Pemzashen.