Rail cargo transport up 5.7% y/y in April

The volume of goods transported by rail in April increased by 5.7 percent y/y to 20.4 million metric tonnes, the Rail transport Office informed. In April 2017, 19.3 million tonnes of cargo were transported by rail, while a year earlier the April volume stood at 17.6 million tonnes. Over the first four months of 2018, 82.3 million tonnes of cargo were transported, marking a 12 percent increase compared to the corresponding period of last year.