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UPDATE: Russian Railways cargo loading rises 2% Aug, 2.9% Jan–Aug

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MOSCOW, Sep 3 (PRIME) -- The cargo loading of Russian Railways rose 2% on the year to 108.4 million tonnes in August, the company said in a statement Monday.

In January–August, cargo loading increased 2.9% on the year to 857.8 million tonnes.

Passenger traffic grew 3.2% in August to 106.2 million people. Suburban traffic increased 2.7% to 92.8 million passengers and long-distance traffic 7% to 13.3 million passengers.

In January–August, passenger traffic increased 3.2% to 760.1 million people. Long-distance traffic rose 8.3% to 76.2 million and suburban 2.7% to 683.9 million.

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