Results of cargo transportation by the Russian Railways in 2012
In 2012, the Russian Railways’ network loaded 1271.9 m tons of freight, 2.4% more than during 2011.
The railways shipped the following freight (figures in brackets show the change compared to 2011):
coal – 307.6 m tons (+3.9%);
coke – 12.7 m tons (-2.0%);
oil and petroleum products – 258.2 m tons (+3.3%);
iron and manganese ores – 110.0 m tons (-0.8%);
ferrous metals – 73.4 m tons (-0.2%);
ferrous metal scrap – 18.0 m tons (-10.7%);
chemical and mineral fertilizers – 45.1 m tons (-3.1%);
cement – 35.0 m tons (+1.3%);
timber – 36.2 m tons (-10.8%);
grain and milled products – 20.4 m tons (+1.7%);
construction materials – 180.4 m tons (+14.4%);
non-ferrous ores and sulphur feedstock – 22.2 m tons (-6.4%);
chemicals and soda – 28.0 m tons (-2.6%);
industrial raw materials and moulded materials – 35.6 m tons (+5.2%).
Freight turnover in 2012 amounted to 2222.0 billion tariff ton-km (+4.4%), while freight turnover including empty wagon runs was 2782.2 billion ton-km (+2.9%).