St. Petersburg railway increased cargo loading by 47.3% in October

In St. Petersburg, 649.3 thousand tons of cargo were loaded by rail in October, which increased loading by 47.3%. This was reported by the press service of the October railway.

The volume of loading of iron and manganese ore increased by 85.2 times, reaching 39.8 thousand tons. Loading of oil and oil products increased by 7.2 times and amounted to 86.1 thousand tons. Chemical and mineral fertilizers increased 17.5 times, reaching 14.8 thousand tons. The volume of chemicals and soda increased 2.2 times and amounted to 26.8 thousand tons.

Nonferrous ore, sulfur raw materials, ferrous metals, building materials, potatoes, vegetables and fruits were also immersed.

It should be noted that in January-October, 5.2 million tons of various cargoes were loaded at stations in St. Petersburg, which is 2.7% less than in the same period last year.