DAMASCUS: Rail freight shipments in Syria rose by nearly 59 percent during the first seven months of 2026 as maintenance crews repaired key routes and restored specialized equipment using locally available expertise and parts, the country’s railway authority said.
The General Establishment of Syrian Railways transported 663,479 tonnes of freight through July, compared with 417,859 tonnes during the same period of 2025, Director General Osama Haddad said.
Fuel oil accounted for most of the shipments, rising from 370,052 tonnes to 564,419 tonnes.
Haddad said the increase showed that the network was becoming better at moving strategic supplies and meeting essential transport needs.
Railway crews repaired weak points that had required freight trains to operate at reduced speeds.
