The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company will launch a direct train between the capital of Ukraine and the main city in Southern Bessarabia on 23 September. The train No. 243/244 Kyiv-Izmail will run daily, the national railway company said.
The train will depart from Kyiv at 17:06 and arrive in Izmail at 09:50 the next day. On the return journey, it will depart from Izmail at 17:06 and arrive in Kyiv at 09:54.
The train will make stops at the Kazatin, Vinnytsia, Zhmerinka, Vapniarka, Odesa, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, and Artsyz train stations. Passengers will be able to transfer to other trains traveling to other regions and abroad at the Odesa, Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia, and Kazatin train stations.
Currently, Izmail has direct trains only to Odesa. The Izmail-Odesa train runs four times a week - on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The frequency of the train’s operation will be reduced to two times per week on 2 October.
As reported, the first private train in Ukraine operated between Kyiv and Izmail from 19 July to 27 August 2014. However, it was canceled because of low demand.
