9.1.2008
Balances of the Donetsk railway work in 2007. Load transportations

As Governance of the Donetsk railway Mass-Media informs there is the increase of load transportations’ amount in 2007. Thus, Donetsk railway loaded 167.56 million tons that is 100.3% from the plan and 40.3% from the general loads of the Ukrainian railway in 2007. Herewith, the average daily loading is 459 thousands of tons that are 2.8% higher than results in 2006.

In comparison with 2006 loading grew on such types of loads: coke - 9%, oil products – 17.4%, iron-stone - 373%, gumboils – 1.6%, black metals – 4.8%, scrap-metal – 11.6%, cement – 19.2%, building loads - 34.1%.

Loading turnover was 42567.43 thousands of tons/km that exceeds indexes in 2006 on 7.6%.
2436384 trucks are unloaded in 2007 that is 35.8% from the general unloading of the Ukrainian railway. An average daily index is 6675 units - on 5.6% more than in 2006.

The middle gross weight of freight is 3257 tons. This index on 4.3% exceeds the plan and on 0.8% is the result of the last year. Middle technical speed was 37 km/hour. It is hundred-per-cent index of the plan and of the last year. The circulation of truck is implemented on 108.7% of the plan and on 109% of 2006.