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South Caucasus Railway reports growing popularity of railroad  passenger traffic

South Caucasus Railway reports growing popularity of railroad  passenger traffic

ArmInfo. In January-October 2023, the South Caucasus Railway (SCR) company transported 421.5  thousand passengers, which is 7.1% more than in 2022.

According to the source, almost 398 thousand passengers were  transported in suburban traffic, which is 7.7% more than last year's  figure, and in international traffic (Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan and  Yerevan- Batumi-Yerevan) 53.5 thousand passengers were transported  with an increase compared to last year by 3%.

During the reporting period, SCR, along with the opportunity to  purchase tickets online for international transport and high-speed  commuter services, provided the opportunity to purchase online  tickets for all suburban electric trains. In addition, a luggage  storage service was introduced at the Yerevan Sasuntsi David station,  which has not been available since Soviet times.

Issues of improving quality and introducing new services aimed at  greater convenience for passengers are the focus of attention of the  company