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Alina Hovhannisyan

Cargo traffic 1.1% up, passenger traffic 2.8% down in Armenia in  Jan-Aug, 2025

Cargo traffic 1.1% up, passenger traffic 2.8% down in Armenia in  Jan-Aug, 2025

ArmInfo.Freight transportation volumes in Armenia in January- August 2025 increased by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 10,620,600  tons, according to data from the RA Statistics Committee.

Of this volume, 78.4%, or 8,330,300 tons, were transported by road, a  0.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. A decline was  also recorded in natural gas pipeline deliveries, down 1.8% to  1,218,200 tons.

Freight transportation by rail increased by 17.4% to 1,047,000 tons,  while air freight increased by 5% to 25.1 thousand tons.

Passenger transportation during the reporting period decreased by  2.8%, reaching 151,155,900 passengers.  In particular, rail passenger  transportation declined by 9.5% to 347,100 passengers, while road  passenger transportation decreased by 0.3% to 128,500,200 passengers.

Passenger transportation by electric transport decreased by 17.7% to  18,524,300 passengers. Only air passenger transportation showed  positive dynamics, increasing by 4.6% year-on-year to 3,784,300  passengers.

As a result, freight turnover decreased by 2.5% year-on-year in  January-August to 2,909.8 million tonne- km, while passenger traffic  amounted to 3,013.1 million passenger-km, remaining unchanged  year-on-year.