Freight transport volume in January–April 2026 increased by 5% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 104.4 million tons, while passenger transport decreased by 7% to 658.8 million passengers, the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday.
According to its data, 47.9 million tons of cargo were transported by rail in the first four months of 2026, which is 1.7% more than in the same period last year, while freight turnover fell by 8.7% to 28.5 billion ton-kilometers.
Road transport volumes for January–April 2026 increased by 18.1% to 45.9 million tons, while freight turnover rose by 9% to 13.9 billion ton-kilometers.
The largest number of passengers in January–April 2026 was transported by road—315.1 million, which is also 3.8% more than in the same period of 2025.
A 3.2% increase was also recorded in the metro—to 108.6 million.
At the same time, the number of passengers carried by rail decreased by 13.8%—to 16.9 million, by trams—by 28.4%, to 72.1 million, and by trolleybuses—by 18.5%, to 145.9 million.
As reported, freight traffic in January–March 2026 decreased by 0.3% compared to the same period in 2025—to 76.1 million tons, while passenger traffic fell by 8.6%—to 478.5 million people.
