Lithuania closes Vilnius-Moscow railroad route due to low demand

REUTERS

"Direct passenger communication at the route is stopped due to dramatically dropped demand," the Lithuanian company said, TASS reports.

In 2014, the company served 72,900 passengers, while in 2013 – 100,700 people.

This is the second railroad route, which Lithuania is closing within the current year. From June 1, train communication was stopped between Vilnius and St. Petersburg. In 2014, Lithuanian trains served 42,500 passengers, having demonstrated a decline by 40% year-on-year.

Now, the railroad company is serving only one international route – between Vilnius and Minsk (Belarus). In 2014, the company transported 330,000 passengers (in 2013 – 318,700).