Tag: train
Kyiv-Budapest Train Running Practically Empty
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.
Cancellation Of Flights To Russia Has Not Significantly Increased Passengers On Moscow Trains
The number of passengers on Kyiv-Moscow trains has increased by only 4-5% since the abolition of direct flights between Russia and Ukraine.
Direct Flights And Trains To Be Introduced Between Ukraine And Bulgaria
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.
Wi-Fi Being Tested On Odesa-Kyiv Train
Wi-Fi equipment has been installed in the sleeping and compartment cars of the Odesa-Kyiv train No. 106 “Chernomorets”.
Railbus To Operate Between Lviv And Przemysl
Operation of Lviv-Przemysl trains will resume in December this year. A Ukrainian Pesa 620M railbus manufactured in Poland will operate on the route.
Ukrzaliznytsia intends to organize a train ferry service
Ukrzaliznytsia intends to organize a train ferry service, which will be overseen by the Liski transport service center (part of Ukrzaliznytsia). Ukrzaliznytsia’s acting board chairman Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi announced this.
Polish Company To Launch Warsaw-Lviv Train
Polish railway operator PKP Intercity will introduce a new international train timetable in mid-December. Among the novelties in the timetable is the introduction of direct trains between Warsaw and Lviv.
Ukrzaliznytsia To Reintroduce Double-Decker Skoda Trains
The trains have been idling for 1.5 years, during which each train has not generated about UAH 320 million in revenue from transportation of passengers
Direct Train Between Poland And Lithuania To Be Launched In Spring 2016
The Polish company Przewozy Regionalne and the Lithuanian company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai are organizing the rail link.
Ukrzaliznytsia To Buy Two Hyundai Trains In 2016
PJSC Ukrainian Railways intends to upgrade its fleet of freight and passenger cars next year.
LEO Express Considering Opportunities For Expansion Service In Ukraine
Czech railway operator Leo Express considers opportunities to expand its service in Ukraine, its owner and CEO Leoš Novotný announced it in an interview to the CFTS portal.
New Passenger Rail Operator To Be Launched In Germany
A new passenger rail operator will start to work in Germany on March 18 2016. DerSchnellzug (the fast train) company will be specialized on long-distance routes.
Siemens-Newag Consortium To Deliver 20 Trains For Bulgarian Metro
Consortium of German Siemens and Polish Newag will deliver 20 three-unit metro trains for Bulgarian company METROPOLITAN EAD (operator of Sofia metro system).
Ukrzaliznytsia Introduces Ukrainian-Made Diesel Train On Lviv-Chernivtsi Route
The Lviv Railways launched a new diesel train manufactured by the Kryukov Railcar Building Works on the Lviv-Chernivtsi route on 3 October.
LEO Express to launch operations in Ukraine
Railway operator LEO Express (Czech Republic) will release today first tickets on new line Mukachevo/Uzhgorod/Košice – Prague
Lvov Railways Asking Passengers To Determine Fare On New Diesel Train
The Lvov Railways intends to launch a KVSZ diesel train on the Chernivtsi-Lvov route.
Ukrainian High-Speed Train Operator’s Losses Triple
The state-owned Ukrainian High-Speed Rail Company made a loss of UAH 494.1 million in the first half of 2015, which is almost three times more than its loss in the same period of last year (UAH 165.7 million)
Dismissals At Ukrzaliznytsia Because Of Cigarette Smuggling On Kiev-Warsaw Train
The head of the Kiev-Warsaw train and the train’s conductors have lost their jobs because of cigarette smuggling on the train. The South-Western Railway has reprimanded and dismissed the head of the Kiev-Warsaw train No. 68.
Ukraine To Discuss Subway Construction And Machinery Manufacturing In Iran
Ukraine intends to intensify cooperation with Iran, including cooperation in the area of mechanical engineering, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius has announced.
