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NUMBER OF PASSENGERS OF THE TRAIN "ARMENIA" AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 IS 38 THOUSAND
/ARKA/
September 15, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN. September 15. /ARKA /. As of September 13, 2011, 38 thousand
passengers used the services of the train "Armenia", press-service of
"South-Caucasian Railway" (SCR) informs.
In general, according to the press-release, from the beginning of sales
of train tickets (from June 6), 40.3 thousand tickets were bought.
According to the data of the last year, in summer 2010, 40.3 thousand
tickets were bought and the number of passengers was 39 thousand.
Daily train "Armenia" started its route Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan from
June 15. The time from Yerevan to Batumi is 16 hours 37 minutes and
the way back - 16 hours 55 minutes. Due to the repair works of the
railway and rolling stock, SCR managed to reduce the time from Yerevan
to Batumi.
This year the tickets are sold by automated system of sales of tickets
"Orion" which excludes double sale of tickets and allows to avoid
queues.
CJSC "South-Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of OJSC "Russian
Railways" implementing concession management of CJSC "Armenian
Railways" according to the Concession Agreement signed on February 13,
2008. Term of the concession is 30 years with the right of extension
for another 10 years.
/ARKA/
September 15, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN. September 15. /ARKA /. As of September 13, 2011, 38 thousand
passengers used the services of the train "Armenia", press-service of
"South-Caucasian Railway" (SCR) informs.
In general, according to the press-release, from the beginning of sales
of train tickets (from June 6), 40.3 thousand tickets were bought.
According to the data of the last year, in summer 2010, 40.3 thousand
tickets were bought and the number of passengers was 39 thousand.
Daily train "Armenia" started its route Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan from
June 15. The time from Yerevan to Batumi is 16 hours 37 minutes and
the way back - 16 hours 55 minutes. Due to the repair works of the
railway and rolling stock, SCR managed to reduce the time from Yerevan
to Batumi.
This year the tickets are sold by automated system of sales of tickets
"Orion" which excludes double sale of tickets and allows to avoid
queues.
CJSC "South-Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of OJSC "Russian
Railways" implementing concession management of CJSC "Armenian
Railways" according to the Concession Agreement signed on February 13,
2008. Term of the concession is 30 years with the right of extension
for another 10 years.