In January-November 2015, the network of Russian Railways loaded 1.11 bln t of cargo, 1.2% less than in January-November 2014, the Company’s press center says.
In the reported period the railways shipped the following goods:
coal – 292.4 m tons (+2.2%); coke – 10.2 m tons (-5.3%); oil and petroleum products – 229 m tons (-2%); iron and manganese ores – 99.8 m tons (+0.2%); ferrous metal – 65.4 m tons (+0.1%); ferrous metal scrap – 14.1 m tons (-8.1%); chemical and mineral fertilisers – 46.7 m tons (+3.6%); cement – 27.1 m tons (-11.2%); timber – 35.9 m tons (+1.7%); grain and milled products – 16.6 m tons (+2.6%); construction materials – 121.3 m tons (-7.9%); non-ferrous ore and sulphur feedstock – 18.7 m tons (+5.5%); chemicals and soda – 22.7 m tons (-1.8%); industrial feedstock and moulded materials – 32.4 m tons (1.5%).
Freight turnover since the beginning of 2015 amounted to 2,101.8 billion tariff ton-km, 0.1% more than during the corresponding period last year. Freight turnover taking into account empty wagon runs was 2,695.4 billion ton-kilometres, a decline of 0.1%.
In November 2015, Russian Railways loaded 103.1 mln t (+0.1%, year-on-year), freight turnover climbed by 0.4% to 196.8 billion tariff ton-km. Freight turnover taking into account empty wagon runs was 252.4 billion ton-kilometres, up 0.7%.