Passenger Transportation Business Unit

The Passenger Transportation Business Unit carried out systematic work in 2014 to expand the types of services offered and improve the quality and attractiveness of railway transportation for passengers.

In 2014, long-haul transportation via Russian Railways infrastructure was used by 103.1 mln passengers A decrease of 6.9% compared with 2013

In 2014, suburban transportation via Russian Railways infrastructure was used by 967.2 mln passengers A decrease of 0.2% compared with 2013

In 2014, high-speed transportation via Russian Railways infrastructure was used by 3.9 mln passengers An increase of 2.5% compared with 2013

Growth in high-speed passenger transportation in 2014 totalled 3.9 % vs. 2013

Total railway passenger turnover via Russian Railways infrastructure decreased 7.0% to 128.8 bln passenger km in 2014. A decline in passenger turnover was seen both in long-haul travel (9.0%) as well as suburban traffic (0.5%). Only the high-speed passenger transportation segment demonstrated positive dynamics in 2014 with growth of 3.9% compared with 2013.

A total of 1,070.3 mln passengers were transported in 2014, down 0.9% from 2013. In particular, the number of passengers travelling long-haul fell 6.9%, while the number of suburban passengers declined 0.2%.

Key passenger transportation indicators using Russian Railways infrastructure
Indicator Indicator 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 as % vs. 2013
Passenger turnover via railway transportation, bln passenger km bln passenger km 138.9 139.8 144.6 138.5 128.8 –7.0
long-haul passenger transportation, including bln passenger km 110.9 110.5 113 105.8 96.3 –9.0
high-speed passenger transportation bln passenger km 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.92 2.0 3.9
suburban transportation bln passenger km 28.0 29.3 31.6 32.7 32.6 –0.5
Number of passengers transported, mln mln 946.5 993.1 1,058.8 1,079.6 1,070.3 –0.9
long-haul passenger transportation, including mln 114.9 114.8 116.6 110.7 103.1 –6.9
high-speed passenger transportation mln 1.9 2.8 3.2 3.8 3.9 2.5
suburban transportation mln 831.6 878.3 942.2 968.8 967.2 –0.2