OREANDA-NEWS. November 12, 2012. In October 2012, the Russian Railways’ network loaded 111.2 m tons of freight, 1.3% more than during October 2011, reported the press-centre of RZD.

Freight turnover in October 2012 increased to 187.9 bn tariff ton-kilometres, up 2.2% compared to October 2011. Freight turnover counting empty wagon runs during the same month rose 0.2% to 233.8 bn ton-kilometres.

According to the latest figures, loading in January-October 2012 amounted to 1,064.1 m tons, 3.2% more than in the same period last year.

The railways shipped the following freight, with figures in brackets showing the change compared to January-October 2011:

coal – 253.3 m tons (+4%);
coke – 10.7 m tons (-2,6%);
oil and petroleum products – 212.7 m tons (+2,8%);
iron and manganese ores – 91.5 m tons (-0.9%);
ferrous metals – 61.6 m tons (+0.1%);
ferrous metal scrap – 15.4 m tons (-10.9%);
chemical and mineral fertilisers – 37.5 m tons (-2.5%);
cement – 30.9 m tons (+2.9%);
timber – 30.7 m tons (-10.7%);
grain and milled products – 17.1 m tons (+12%);
construction materials – 156 m tons (+17.5%);
non-ferrous ores and sulphur feedstock – 18.8 m tons (-7%);
chemicals and soda – 23.3 m tons (-3%);
industrial raw materials and moulded materials – 30.3 m tons (+10.2%).

Freight turnover since the beginning of 2012 amounted to 1,846.5 billion tariff ton-kilometres, an increase of 5.1%, while freight turnover including empty wagon runs rose by 3.6% to 2,312.7 billion ton-kilometres.