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nesses, but this is a short-term solution,” Raul Toomsalu said.

In 2021, the volume of goods of the Operail group was 12.9 million tonnes; in 2022, 7.2 million tonnes; and the forecast for 2023 is around 2.2 million tonnes.

“In the longer term, co-operation between the public sector, the infrastructure manager, and all carriers is necessary to reform the railways to avoid the demise of the

Estonian railway sector.

"The demise of rail freight transport in Estonia and the concentration of rail transport in neighbouring countries would harm the Estonian economy, the business environment, competitiveness, and Estonian society as a whole, as the railway is the only sensible way to transport bulk goods and the safest and most environmentally friendly mode of transport,” Toomsalu said.