Freight volume in January–September 2026 increased by 1% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 242 million metric tons, while passenger traffic decreased by 5.7% to 1.54 billion people, according to a report by the State Statistics Service.
According to its data, 106.4 million metric tons of freight were transported by rail during the reporting period, which is 11.8% less than in the first nine months of last year, while freight turnover decreased by 18.6% to 61.51 billion ton-kilometers.
Road freight transport in January–September of this year increased by 24.3% compared to the same period in 2025—to 113.7 million metric tons—while freight turnover rose by 13.9%—to 33.22 billion metric ton-kilometers.
The largest number of passengers during the reporting period was carried by road—700.6 million people, which is 1.2% more than during the same period in 2025.
A 1.3% decrease was recorded for the metro—243.5 million people.
Among other things, the number of passengers carried by rail over the first nine months of this year fell by 18.9% compared to the same period last year—to 39.45 million; by tram—by 16.6% to 195.15 million; and by trolleybus—by 12.2% to 360.84 million.
It is noted that the volume of freight transported in January–August 2026 increased by 2.9% compared to the same period in 2025—to 218.1 million metric tons—while the number of passengers decreased by 4.8%—to 1 billion 374.1 million people.
