BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6. The profit from passenger transportation showed an increase and amounted to almost 1.7 million manat or $999,999 (an increase of 1 million manat or $588,235) in the first quarter of 2023, Trend reports via the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan.
The cost of passenger transportation by rail in Azerbaijan increased 2.6 times during the reporting period.
The profit from rail transportation amounted to 70.9 million manat ($41.7 million), and from passenger transportation - 657,600 manat ($386,823) from January through March last year.
Over 4.4 million tons of cargo and more than 1.5 million passengers were transported by rail in Azerbaijan in the first quarter of this year, which is 17 and 60 percent more, respectively, compared to the period from January through March 2022.