Khuzestan road passenger transport grows 19% in first half of year

Khuzestan province has seen a 19.06% increase in road passenger transport during the first half of the year, with approximately 3,964,000 passengers moved through the provincial road transport network.

According to Yazdan Khosravi, Director General of Khuzestan Road Maintenance and Transportation, the growth was primarily driven by domestic travel within the province. Intra-provincial passenger numbers rose by 33.16%, while the number of intra-provincial trips increased by 40.5%.

In contrast, inter-provincial travel saw a decline, with the number of passengers decreasing by 23% and the total number of trips dropping by 20% compared to the same period last year. The total number of road trips in the province rose from 382,142 to 502,648, representing a 31.53% increase.