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.