Ukrzaliznytsia breaks records again: November transportation boom

In November 2023, Ukrzaliznytsia set a new record for freight traffic since the start of the full-scale war, transporting 14 million tons of cargo. This is 33.8% more than in the same period last year and 4% higher than in October 2023.

The press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reported that domestic transportation by Ukrainian railways in November increased by 19% to 7.3 million tons, exports increased by 56.2% to 6 million tons, imports by 35.4% to 679 thousand tons, and transit by 2.2 times to 65.5 thousand tons.

The leaders in transportation were grain cargoes, which amounted to 3 million tons (+13% by November 2022), construction materials - 3 million tons (+61.8%), iron and manganese ore - 3 million tons (+2.5 times), and coal - 2 million tons (down 7.7%).

"Observations show that transportation of strategically important cargo, in particular grain, is the most active in the export direction. In November, 2.4 million tons of grain were transported for export, which is 13% more than in November 2022 and 40.4% more than in October 2023," UZ said.

Summarizing the results, Yevhen Liashchenko, Chairman of the Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, emphasized that the record volumes of transportation in November indicate the positive dynamics and importance of export growth for Ukraine.