RZD reports growth in transportation of coal, oil, ores in Far East in Jan-April

VLADIVOSTOK. May 6 (Interfax) - The Far Eastern Railway, a branch of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD), increased cargo loading 3.4% year-on-year to 24.8 million tonnes in January-April 2026, the branch's press service reported.

Coal shipments increased 3.3% to 11.9 million tonnes, 48% of the total loading volume, oil and petroleum products 8.1% to 2.8 million tonnes, 11.3%, iron and manganese ore 7% to 1.1 million tonnes, and non-ferrous ore and sulfur raw materials 1.4-fold to 508,700 tonnes.

Transportation of timber decreased 15.7% to 829,900 tonnes and construction cargo 12.2% to 508,300 tonnes.

According to preliminary data, loading increased 10.6% YoY to 6.5 million tonnes in April.

Freight handling increased 4.3% YoY to over 85.6 billion tariff tonne-kilometers in January-April 2026.

As reported, loading on the Far Eastern Railway decreased 4.8% to 72.5 million tonnes in 2025. Coal loading decreased 1.9% to 35.4 million tonnes, 48.8% of the overall loading volume.

The Far Eastern Railway passes through six Russian regions: the Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, the Amur and Sakhalin regions, the Jewish Autonomous Region and Yakutia.