Russian Railways boosts long-distance passenger traffic 0.2% in April

MOSCOW. May 4 (Interfax) - Long-distance passenger traffic on the Russian Railways network increased 0.2% year-on-year to 9.4 million travelers in April 2026, the company said.

In April 2026, 107.2 million passengers traveled on the Russian Railways network, up 1.6% year-on-year, including 97.8 million on commuter trains, up 1.8% year-on-year.

Traffic rose 0.4% to 10.3 billion passenger-km in April 2026, including 2.9 billion passenger-km on commuter trains, up 2.9%, and 7.4 billion passenger-km on long-distance trains, down 0.6%.

Traffic increased 0.9% year-on-year to 399.1 million passengers in January-April 2026, including commuter traffic up 1.1% year-on-year to 363.6 million passengers and long-distance traffic down 1.6% year-on-year to 35.5 million passengers.

Traffic had declined 1.3% year-on-year to 38.1 billion passenger-km since the beginning of the year, including commuter traffic up 3% year-on-year to 10.9 billion passenger-km and long-distance traffic down 3% year-on-year to 27.2 billion passenger-km.