Neftegaz.ru reports a drop in cargo flow at both the October railway from St. Petersburg to Murmansk and the Northern railway linking Moscow with Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Komi Republic.
In 2009, the October railway to Murmansk transported 88,6 million tons of goods, mainly iron ore, oil, fertilizers, forestry products and cargo containers.
The Northern railway transported 57 million tons of goods.
Also passenger traffic had a declined last year, with a drop of 12 percent down to 8,4 million passengers on the Northern line.
