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The test container train that departed from Illichivsk for China on the Trans-Caspian route on 15 January
The task of the state and the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company, which is a state monopoly, is primarily to respond to geopolitical challenges adequately.
Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi expects the new container train on the so-called New Silk Road to begin full commercial operation in March.
The first experimental freight train from Ukraine to Asia bypassing Russia, which was launched on January 15 from the Illichivsk, has already reached the territory of Georgia.
A pilot container train departed on a trip on the Trans-Caspian corridor (Ukraine-China) – through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan – on 15 January. The train is carrying 20 containers.
French Alstom unveiled a new design of Pendolino high-speed train. It was projected for the Italian rail operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV).
The Hyundai Corporation is considering the possibility of establishing a Ukrainian-Korean production facility in the Lviv region. South Korean manufacturer wants to conquest of new markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
The PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia has launched daily operation of two passenger trains between Ukraine and Romania. The trains connected the Vadul Siret station (Chernivtsi region) with the Romanian cities of Bucharest and Suceava.
British rail operator National Express launched services in Germany. The carrier will operate the two lines in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia for 15 years.
The Ukrainian High-Speed Rail Company has made a loss of UAH 864.2 million since the beginning of 2015. This is 2.5 times more than the losses in the same period of last year and nine times more than the losses in 2013.
The Georgian railway has received its first cargo train from China and has officially launched the Silk Road Project. The project will connect Europe, Eastern Asia, India, Central Asia and the Middle East
he longest export grain train of Australia was set up by Southern Shorthaul Railroad and the Australian Rail Track Corporation. The train has 1250 m long, five locos and 73 cars.
Ukraine has proposed that Azerbaijan launch a train on the route of the Silk Road in the direction of the Caspian Sea. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Hennadii Zubkov and Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov discussed this issue in Baku.
The Lviv Railways will begin selling tickets for the new Lviv - Ivano-Frankivsk - Lviv regional express train No. 704/703 on 4 December. The train will begin operating on 13 December, using a DPKr-2 diesel train produced by the Kryukov Railcar Building Works.
West Japan Railway Company and Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe have jointly developed a system of special rail crossings for turtles. They keep animals from getting caught between railway switches.
Direct rail link between Kyiv and Prague will be restored in mid-December 2015. A through wagon formed by Ukrzaliznytsia will operate on the route.
Ukrzaliznytsia plans to spend UAH 76 million on providing Internet access to passengers, Ukrzaliznytsia’s acting head Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi said in an interview with the Intercity journal.
Ukrzaliznytsia does not plan to increase the number of trains to Hungary. The existing Kyiv-Budapest train, which consists of a direct wagon, is only 15 percent full.
The number of passengers on Kyiv-Moscow trains has increased by only 4-5% since the abolition of direct flights between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine and Bulgaria intend to restore direct air and rail links between the two countries. An agreement to this effect was reached on 13 November during a visit to Sofia by Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi.