From January to July 2015, 1.42 million passengers departed from stations of the East Siberian Railway, less than in the same period last year. In July, long distance traffic also declined, and suburban passenger flow fell sharply, especially in the Republic of Buryatia. At the same time, 112 and 16 suburban trains continue to run in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia respectively.
According to the East Siberian branch of JSC “Federal Passenger Company,” from January to July 2015, 1,417,526 passengers departed from stations on the East Siberian Railway. This is 90.9% of the number of passengers transported on the East Siberian Railway for the same period in 2014.The peak of traffic, in July, also showed a certain decline in passenger flow. In July last year, 294.8 thousand people departed from stations of the East Siberian Railway on long-distance trips, while in July this year this figure decreased to 277.5 thousand people: the decrease in passenger traffic compared with last year was 5.9%.
Regarding suburban passenger transportation, JSC “BPPK” reports that in the Irkutsk Region from January to July 2015, more than 6,540,463 passengers were transported, which is 89.4% of the comparable figure for 2014. In the Republic of Buryatia, 95,764 thousand passengers traveled on suburban electric trains – 46.6% of the figure for the period from January to July 2014.
Currently, 112 suburban trains run in the Irkutsk Region, and 16 in the Republic of Buryatia.