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Russian Railways' network transported 89.6 m passengers in October 2015

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According to the latest figures, the infrastructure of Russian Railways transported 89.6 m passengers from all carriers in October 2015, 4.2% fewer than during October 2014. Suburban passenger numbers were down 4.1% to 82.3 m, while long-distance passengers amounted to 7.2 m, a fall of 5.3%.

Passenger turnover in October 2015 was 8.9 bn passenger-kilometres, which is 6.3% less than in October 2014.

During January-October 2015, 859.7 m passengers travelled in total, a fall of 4.5% compared to January-October 2014. Suburban passenger numbers fell to 776.6 m, a fall of 4.4%, while long-distance passengers totalled 83.2 m passengers, a decline of 5.2%.

Passenger turnover at the Russian Railways' network since the beginning of 2015 decreased by 6.8% compared to last year and amounted to 103.2 bn passenger-kilometres.