Freight volume in January–May 2026 increased by 4.1% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 133.8 million metric tons, while passenger traffic decreased by 5.6% to 849.3 million passengers, according to a report by the State Statistics Service.
According to its data, 61.3 million metric tons of freight were transported by rail during the first five months of 2026, which is 3.3% less than during the same period last year, while freight turnover fell by 13.8% to 36.1 billion ton-kilometers.
Road freight transport in January–May of this year increased by 22.1% to 59.6 million metric tons, while freight turnover rose by 10.9% to 17.8 billion metric ton-kilometers.
The largest number of passengers in January–May 2026 was carried by road transport—398.4 million, which is 3.7% more than during the same period in 2025.
A 3.2% increase was also recorded for the metro—138.9 million.
At the same time, the number of passengers carried by rail decreased by 15.1% compared to the same period last year—to 21.6 million; by trams—by 23.1%—to 98.5 million; and by trolleybuses—by 15.6%—to 191.6 million.
As previously reported, the volume of freight transported in January–April 2026 increased by 5% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 104.4 million metric tons, while passenger traffic decreased by 7% to 658.8 million people.
FREIGHT, PASSENGER, State Statistics Service, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION
