The volume of freight turnover of railway transport in Azerbaijan is planned to be increased to 5.3 ton-kilometers in 2019, or by 17.7% YoY.
According to government forecasts, the turnover will increase in subsequent years. As such, this figure will stand at 5.9 billion ton-kilometers in 2020, 6.6 billion ton-kilometers in 2021, and 7.4 billion ton-kilometers in 2022.
The freight turnover of road transport is also expected to increase to 17.7 ton-kilometers, with that of sea transport increasing to 7.2 ton-kilometers, and that of air transport to 0.9 ton-kilometers. (Trend/Business World Magazine)