The Vitebsk branch of Belarusian Railways plans to organize an additional train to the Caucasus

The Vitebsk branch of Belarusian Railway plans to organize an additional train to the resorts of the Caucasus, the head of the passenger department of the enterprise, Sergey Lyadenko, told reporters.

"Vitebsk railway workers will increase the number of regional trains. In particular, in about ten days, an additional Vitebsk-Shumilino train will appear. In addition, we plan to organize an additional international train to the southern direction. This will be the Caucasus. We expect to create a direct train Vitebsk - Mogilev - Anapa or Abrau together with Mogilev. At this time, coordination with the Russian side is being completed," Sergey Lyadenko said.

In 2014, the Vitebsk branch of Belarusian Railway transported over 8 million passengers. The most popular destinations are Minsk, Gomel, Grodno, and the nearest capitals - Kyiv and Moscow, as well as St. Petersburg. The main passenger traffic and the majority of trains are directed there.

"This year, passenger traffic has decreased somewhat, but we hope to stabilize it by available means and maintain it at last year's level," Sergey Lyadenko added.

Ekaterina Knyazeva, BELTA