CHEAP TICKETS ARE NOT SO MUCH A MARKETING MOVE AS A SOCIAL TASK
Arminfo
2010-04-29 18:42:00
ArmInfo. The passenger traffic inside Armenia is oriented not so much
towards economy rather than social security, Director General of South
Caucasus Railway Shevket Shaydullin said during a press-conference
today.
He said that each day the company loses 1.7bln AMD on passenger
operations and recoups only 30% of its passenger traffic costs. "But
this does not discourage us as we are a socially oriented company. For
example, the Gyumri-Ayrum train carries just an average of 30 people
a day but we are not going to close this route," Shaydullin said.
In the summer there will be a train travelling from Yerevan to Shorzha
(Lake Sevan).
South Caucasus Railway is 100% subsidiary of Russian Railways. Feb
13 2008 it was granted a 30-year concession over Armenian Railways.
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