GeoStat: Number of passengers carried by Georgian Railways decreased by 12.9%

According to the latest data, in the third quarter of 2025, Georgian Railways transported 3.5 million tons of freight, a 1.4% decrease compared to the same period of the previous year. Of the total freight, 9.5% was transported domestically, 32.4% internationally (excluding transit), while 58.1% constituted transit cargo, the National Statistics Office (GeoStat) reported.

Incoming freight accounted for 77.3% of all rail cargo, while outgoing freight made up 22.7%.

In Q3 2025, Azerbaijan was the origin of 32.0% of total incoming freight, followed by the Russian Federation with 29.1%. All other countries individually accounted for under 10%, totalling 38.9% combined.

As for outgoing freight, Armenia was the final destination for 22.1%, Kazakhstan for 11.6%, Russia for 6.3%, and Other countries collectively accounted for 60.0%.

The breakdown of transit cargo by destination was as follows: Netherlands – 16.2%, Turkey – 10.0%, China – 7.2%, Italy – 2.9%, Ukraine – 2.4%, Romania – 0.7%, other countries – remaining share.

By country of origin, transit freight mostly came from: Brazil – 9.2%, Turkey – 2.6%, other countries – the rest.

In Q3 2025, the number of passengers carried by Georgian Railways decreased by 12.9%, totalling 589,100 persons. Passenger turnover dropped by 10.9%.

Domestic passengers accounted for 573.4 thousand, representing 97.3% of all passengers and a 13.0% decrease compared to Q3 2024. International passengers numbered 15.6 thousand, down 9.3% year-on-year.