The infrastructure director is expected to remain a loss until 2030.
The Estonian Railways Director (ER) reported the infrastructure director of a net loss of 30.7 million euros in 2024, when its financial performance is expected to continue until at least 2030, in part due to the suspension of the beating shipping movement between Russia and Europe.
According to the Ministry of Climate, this year is expected to lose 35 million euros, rising to 38 million euros in 2027 and 39 million euros in 2028. This follows the trend that has seen the net annual loss continuously since 2016 when it stands at 5 million euros.
According to Ain Tatter, head of the Ministry of Roads and Railways at the Ministry, Breakeven will require a charging movement on the Estonian National Network to reach 20 to 25 million tons annually, “” Insecure Personality “after the end of the oil traffic that moves in crossing from Russia to Europe.
The total shipping movement on ER was only 3 million tons in 2024. At its peak in the 2000s, this number was close to nearly 40 million tons, most of which was crossing traffic between Russia and the European Union (European Union).
Tatter says that Estonia should accept the new reality of its national rail network will require taxpayers support in order to be self -sustainable. It indicates that on average, only 20 % are met to 30 % of the costs of infrastructure in the European Union through the path of access to the path, and the rest of the state.
ER spokesman confirmed that the size of the loss in the infrastructure manager is directly related to the decrease in the shipping movement. This has increased in recent years by the Covid-19s and then the economic sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia.
Nevertheless, though, the spokesman said that ER provides projects aimed at improving the quality of service, sustainability and safety, all of which require significant investments.
