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About 2.909 bn persons transported in Uzbekistan in 1H 2010

About 2.909 bn persons transported in Uzbekistan in 1H 2010
About 2.909 bn persons transported in Uzbekistan in 1H 2010
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Number of passengers carried by all types of transport increased by 6.2% year-on-year and totaled 2.909 billion persons in January-June 2010. The passenger turnover has increased by 9.1% to 35.7 billion pass-km.

The share of motor transport in passenger transportation and passenger turnover was the highest – 98% and 88% respectively.

The number of passengers carried by railway transport grew by 3.1% and was 7.4 million persons, the passenger turnover has increased by 14.1% and totaled 1.403 billion pas-km.

Over 918,100 persons were carried by air transport, which is 25.9% more than in January-June 2009, the passenger turnover was 2.567 billion pass-km or 17.8% higher than in January-June 2009.

Passenger transportation carried out by trolleybuses, trams and underground has decreased by 57.9%, 16.9% and 5.8% respectively.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.