Rail cargo transport drops 2.9% y/y in September

Rail freight transport in Poland experienced a 2.9% year-on-year decline in the volume of goods transported, amounting to 19.9 million tons in September, as reported by the Office of Rail Transport (UTK). The performance in ton-kilometers dropped by 0.4% to over 5.2 billion ton-kilometers.

The operational work carried out by freight trains reached nearly 7.1 million train-kilometers, marking a decrease of over 0.2 million (2.9%) compared to the previous year. Since the beginning of 2023, rail transport has moved nearly 173.1 million tons of goods, with a decline of almost 14.3 million tons (-7.6%) compared to the same period last year.

Source: inwestycje.pl