Tag: Ukrzaliznytsia

Ukrzaliznytsia Announces Key Areas On Which Its Operations Will Focus

Wojciech Balczun considers increasing the company’s efficiency as his priority.

German bank KfW To Provide Ukraine EUR 60 Million For Modernization Of Locomotives

The German state bank KfW intends to provide EUR 60 million for purchase of equipment for modernizing the locomotive fleet.

Poroshenko Signs Law Banning Privatization Of Ukrzaliznytsia

President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law that prohibits privatization of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company

Ukrzaliznytsia Cuts Losses In Two Months By Indexing Rates

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has managed to reduce its losses in the past two months through indexation of tariffs.

Huge Two-Month Profit Allows Ukrzaliznytsia To Halve 2016 Losses

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company made a net loss of UAH 916 million in the period of January-May 2016.

Hyundai Proposes Joint Production Of High-Speed Trains With Ukraine

The Hyundai Corporation (South Korea) is ready to propose a comprehensive program for upgrading urban transport and improving infrastructure to Ukraine.

Wojciech Balczun: Reference points (Infographics)

Wojciech Balczun headed Ukrzaliznytsia, he led PKP Cargo before. CFTS decided to compare key parameters of PKP Cargo and the freight segment of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Rename Railway Stations

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has announced details of the procedure for renaming railway stations as part of the government’s de-communization process.

Yuzhny Port’s Railway Capacity To Increase 1.5-Fold

The Odesa Railway, a division of the PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, plans to increase the throughput capacity of railways in the direction of the Yuzhny seaport to 78 pairs of trains from the current 52.

Ukraine And Three Countries Agree Single Tariff For Railway Freight From India

The railways of Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine have reached agreement on a single tariff for railway freight being transported from India to Europe through these countries.

Another Polish Citizen May Be Appointed To Ukrzaliznytsia’s Board

Polish citizen Ireneusz Wasilewski, a former employee of the PKP Cargo company, may be appointed onto the board of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company.

Infrastructure Ministry In Talks With International Companies On Construction Of Kyiv-Odesa Direct Railway

The Ministry of Infrastructure is holding preliminary talks with international companies on the possibility of constructing a direct railway line from Kyiv to Odesa.

Cabinet Appoints New Board Of Ukrzaliznytsia

The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Wojciech Balczun as Ukrzaliznytsia’s new head as well as the new board of the company proposed by him.

Ukraine To Try To Accelerate Delivery Of Containers To China Via New Train

The speed of transportation of goods through the Black Sea - Trans-Caspian route remains within the planned 9-9.5 days, but there are plans to increase it.

Ukrzaliznytsia’s International Freight Volumes Falls

The Ukrzaliznytsia public joint railway company’s international freight transport volume fell in the first four months of 2016.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Spend EUR 150 Million On Upgrade Of Rolling Stock

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has earmarked more than EUR 150 million in European credit funds and Ukrainian funds for financing renewal and modernization of its rolling stock.

Ukrzaliznytsia Launches Bicycle Railcar

Lviv Railways (a division of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company) has launched operation of a railcar that was converted specifically for transporting bicycles.

What foreign investors think about Ukrainian railway market

The CFTS portal asked top managers of Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, GE Transportation about the Ukrainian railway market, its prospects and problems, as well as their expectations for Ukrzaliznytsia leadership and for the new government.

Ukraine officially joined the Trans-Caspian transport route

Ukraine officially joined the Trans-Caspian international transport route, the respective protocol was signed on Tuesday, May 17, in Tbilisi.

Volodymyr Omelian: I Am Aware that this is Not a Startup (Part 2)

In the second part of this interview, we ask Omelian what he expects from Ukrzaliznytsia’s head Wojciech Balczun, whether there will be highway concessions in Ukraine, and to whom he "made an offer" in the Ukrainian port Authority.

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