According to the company press service report, the loading volume handled on the North railway (NR) in November, 2009 grew 16,9 % - to 4,67 million tons. Cargo turnover reached 11 млрд 664 million in tones-per-km (exceeding volumes of the last year by 16,9 %).
The larger volume of cargoes was handled on Sosnogorsky rail branch - 1 million 523 thousand tons, on Vologda branch - 1 million 297 thousand tons of cargoes. In November over 1 million 139 thousand tons were handled on the Yaroslavl branch, Arkhangelsk amounted to 461 thousand tons, Solvychegodsky branch handled 256 thousand tons of cargoes.
The total amount of mineral oil handled on NR company in November made 1 million 226 thousand tons. It corresponds to predicted level and is less by 1,8 % as of the last year.
Coal loading was up 68,8 % to 726 thousand tons at the stations of Sosnogorsky railway branch. Loading of wood cargoes totaled 554 thousand tons (- 1,4 % as of the last year), on Arkhangelsk branch loading of wood cargoes was up18,6 %.
The amount of ferrous metals loaded in November, 2009 (in comparison with November, 2008) made 49,2 %. The volume of the shipped ferrous metals in November totaled 670 thousand tons.
The average weight of a train of NR in all kinds of draught was 3768 tons (+3,7 % by last year).
The North Railway company is an affiliate of the state-run Russian Railway. The operational length of the network makes 5961,4 km.