CoverNews Rail passenger traffic drops in Q1 – NBS By maritimemag June 2, 2019 ShareTweet 0 Rail passenger traffic dropped in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2018. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Rail Transportation Data posted on the website of the company said that 723,995 people travelled by rail in the first quarter of this year, compared to 748,345 people, who travelled in the same period last year. The figures represent -3.25 per cent decline year-on-year and -3.05 per cent decline quarter-on-quarter. The NBS said there was also decline in the volume of goods and cargo moved by rail in the first quarter of 2019. It said that a total of 54,099 tonnes of cargo were moved by rail in the first quarter of this year, compared to the 79,750 carried in the first quarter of 2018. © 2019, maritimemag. All rights reserved.
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