A SECTION OF THE RAILWAY WAS DAMAGED

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[12:30 pm] 04 May, 2006

A section of the Arjut – Spitak railway was damaged alongside with the
adjacent sowing areas because of the overflow of the river Pambak. It
resulted in the violation of the Yerevan – Tbilisi passenger service
traffic. According to the head of the Gyumri station Vahan Gasparyan
the results of the accident have been already eliminated and the
railway works normally according to its schedule.

By the way, the corresponding specialists claim that the technical
state of the RA railways satisfactory.

Most of the railways were reconstructed within the years 2004 –
2005. And accidents are mainly determined by overflowing. As for the
technical state of carriages, according to the Gyumri station they
require great sums to buy new carriages, that is why it is preferable
for them to realize systematic constructions.

The cargo transportation has multiplied in comparison with the data
they had at the beginning of the year.

Most transportation is done from Ukraine, RF and other
countries. Mainly fuel, construction material and food are imported
to Armenia.

TV Company “Tsayg” of Gyumri