In the first two months of 2017, 2.3 million tons of freight were transported on the infrastructure of the Estonian railway infrastructure company Eesti Raudtee, which is 14.3% less than in the same period a year ago.
Shipment of fertilizers during the two-month period grew by 37% to 720,000 tons. The transport of oil and oil products declined by 56% to 610,000 tons, while oil shale shipments increased by 26% to 520,000 tons.
Transit shipments fell by 27.8% to 1.37 million tons and local shipments increased by 29% to 660,000 tons. Import and export shipments meanwhile decreased by 3.3% to 270,000 tons.
In February, rail freight volumes totaled 1.04 million tons, which is 10.9% less than in February 2016.
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