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Soviet Union [USSR] Metropolitan Railways
The Ministry of Railways also operated metropolitan railway
systems, or metros, in major cities. In 1987 eleven cities had one
or more metro lines in operation, and ten others were either
building or planning to build lines (see
table 43, Appendix A). In
late 1986, the length of all lines on the metro systems was 457
kilometers, and over 4.6 billion passengers rode on the combined
metro systems in that year. The eleven cities' operating systems
had a fleet of about 5,950 passenger railcars in 1986.
AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORT
Trucks, buses, and passenger automobiles were important
primarily to local transportation systems. Trucks carried freight
on short hauls except in areas not served by railroads or inland
waterways. Almost all freight started or finished its journey on
trucks but was carried greater distances by rail, ship, airplane,
or pipeline. Buses carried substantial numbers of passengers, for
the most part on urban or short runs. Transportation by privately
owned passenger automobiles, which were relatively few on a per
capita basis, was not significant compared with public means.
Data as of May 1989
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