Ukrainian Railways launches new service to Romania

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The line was closed for almost two decades 2023, Alexander Kamyshin / Twitter

Ukrainian Railways on Tuesday afternoon celebrated an inaugural trip into Romania via the newly restored section Rakhiv-Berlebash on the cross-border line into the neighbouring country. Orest Klympush, the first Minister of Transport of Ukraine between 1992 and 1994, had the honour of driving the train across the border.

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Ukrainian Railways launches new service to Romania

Ukraine-Romania railway
The line was closed for almost two decades 2023, Alexander Kamyshin / Twitter

Ukrainian Railways on Tuesday afternoon celebrated an inaugural trip into Romania via the newly restored section Rakhiv-Berlebash on the cross-border line into the neighbouring country. Orest Klympush, the first Minister of Transport of Ukraine between 1992 and 1994, had the honour of driving the train across the border.

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