Transportation not reduced in Armenia in contrast to Russia

PanARMENIAN.Net - "We establish the Center for Transportation services in Armenia to improve the overall level of services in the industry," said director of CJSC South Caucasus Railways Shevket Shaydullin.



Saying that the company receives 80 per cent of revenues from corporate clients, Mr. Shaydullin mentioned: "we are not for just selling the infrastructure but the complex transportation services".



South Caucasus Railway will facilitate integration into Euro Asian transport system, Mr. Shaydullin said.



According to Mr.Shaydullin, in 2009 Armenia's import traffic's share in the total traffic reached 45 per cent, while export traffic made 20.5 per cent and the local in-country traffic totaled some 34.6 per cent. As opposed to Russia, transportation volumes have not reduced in Armenia. As compared to 2008 in-country transportation increased by 75 per cent, export traffic decreased by 23 per cent, while import traffic reduced by 14 per cent.



Mr. Shaydullin mentioned, that the company has elaborated anti-crisis program, loss plan has already envisaged by the budget and estimated at 158 million rubles.