BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 18. A total of 2.98 million tons of cargo were transported by rail in Azerbaijan from January through February 2024, up 2.7 percent year on year, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee.
Of the indicated volume of cargo, 1.25 million tons fell on transit, which is 15 percent more than in the first two months of 2023.
Meanwhile, freight transportation by rail amounted to 18.3 million tons in Azerbaijan last year, 2.6 percent less than in 2022.
Rail transport accounted for 7.9 percent of all freight transportation in 2023.