Spain and Ukraine launch cooperation on variable gauge technology
What started as a contemplation over half a year ago is now becoming a reality. Spanish Infrastructure Manager Adif and Ukrainian Railways (UZ) will start…
Ukrainian Railways launch new westbound services, while EU scrambles to fund grain exports
The EU is under pressure since funds to support Ukrainian grain exports via rail seem scarce. Attacks on Ukrainian Danube ports make the situation very…
Ukrainian Railways secure power supply in key rail routes with US help
Ukrainian Railways has a new mechanism to ensure that freight and passenger routes will be supplied with electricity and running at all times. 105 diesel…
Ukrainian railways set up cargo flows via new rail crossing with Moldova
The recently restored Berezyne-Basarabeasca railway line connecting Southwestern Ukraine and Southern Moldova is seeing the first freight trains transiting between the two countries. Ukrainian Railways…
Ukrainian Railways to set up European freight branch in 2023
Oleksandr Kamyshin, the CEO of Ukrainian Railways, disclosed plans to establish a rail freight branch dedicated to cargo transport in Europe. The new subsidiary could…
Record for Ukrainian Railways: 470 km of new railway in 2022
In 2022, Ukrainian Railways reconstructed and overhauled 470 kilometres of railway track, and electrified another 82 kilometres, a record for the Ukrainian infrastructure manager. Connections…