OREANDA-NEWS. November 28, 2007. In January-September 2007, the number of passengers carried by all types of transport in Uzbekistan was 3,42 billion persons and increased by 10,7% as against January-September 2006, reported the press-centre of Uzbektourism.

The passenger turnover increased by 13,2% and was 41,7 billion pass-km.

The share of motor transport in passenger transportation and passenger turnover was the highest – 96,9% (3,31 billion persons) and 84,7% (35,3 billion pass-km) respectively.

In January-September 2007, the number of passengers carried by railway transport increased by 4,7% as compared to January-September 2006 and was 9,6 million persons, the passenger turnover increased by 12,1% and made up 1,76 billion pas-km.

Nearly 1 million persons were carried by air transport, which is 31,3% more than in January-September 2006, the passenger turnover made up 4 billion pass-km and was 16,2% higher than in January-September 2006.

97,1 million persons were carried by urban electrical transport, which is 0,5% or 500,000 persons lower than in January-September 2006. This decline was caused by decrease of carriages of trolleybus transport by 9,9% or 1,2 million persons.