Direct railway passenger traffic between Ukraine and the European Union will be expanded, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said, quoted by Interfax. All regions of Ukraine will get convenient connections for routes to Poland. In addition, it will be possible to attract passenger traffic from Moldova.
“Ukrzaliznytsia is looking into the possibility of launching a second pair of Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl trains by another route (through Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky and Ternopil),” the minister said. Convenient transfers to the route Khmelnytsky-Lysychansk will be arranged at Vinnytsia and Khmelnytsky railway stations, which will provide convenient connection for inhabitants of northern Donbas, Kharkiv, Poltava to Przemysl. Other plans include Mariupol-Lviv (provides convenient connection for the inhabitants of southern Donbas, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Cherkassy to Przemysl), as well as other trains in the direction of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odesa, Chisinau.
Starting from 11 June, a new railway route between Ukraine and Poland on the Kovel-Chelm line is planned, with the possibility of extending the route through the Ukrainian territory to Lutsk and Lviv. One pair of trains on this route is currently planned with a subsequent increase to two-three pairs, depending on the passenger traffic. At the first stage, the passage of border and customs control is planned at the Yahodyn station (Ukraine) and Dorohusk station (Poland). Also, a new route Lviv-Krakow is planned to be launched on 1 August 2017.
“Until the end of the year, the Ukraine-EU rail traffic will service at least 100,000 passengers per month. Przemysl and Chelm have formed hubs for further connection with other cities in Poland and Europe,” the minister said.
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