EU wants standard European track gauge for all member states
The European Commission wants to beef up Europe’s internal transport connectivity and to that end has suggested that all new railways be built to the standard European gauge. The news came with the proposal announced...Read more
Ukraine works on restoring railway connections to European neighbours
To improve the connections to neighbouring European countries, Ukraine is planning and carrying out railway construction works. The efforts include reopening sections of railway that have been out of service for years, which can play...Read more
Targeted Ukrainian railcar repair factory back online
Operations were resumed at a railcar repair factory near Kyiv on Thursday. The facility was shelled by the Russian army last Sunday. It took local authorities and Ukrainian Railways a mere three days to bring...Read more
At least 6,300 kilometres of tracks damaged in Ukraine
Since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 6,300 kilometres of railways and 41 railway bridges have been damaged. The projected costs are least 3,4 billion euros, the KSE Institute of the Kyiv...Read more
New Škoda trains to be transported to Latvia via road because of situation Ukraine
32 electric passenger trains of manufacturer Škoda will have to be delivered to Latvia disassembled via road instead of rail, as the route from the plant in Czechia via Ukraine and Belarus to the Baltic...Read more
Number of Ukrainian refugees carried by Poland’s PKP nears 2 million
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine three months ago, Polish State Railways PKP has helped carry more than 1,8 million refugees out of the country, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure...Read more
Ukrainian passengers push 6 train cars after losing electrical contact
More than a dozen passengers pushed 6 train cars of the Kyiv-Nizhyn electric train for 25 metres on Tuesday. The train had stopped on a section without voltage as someone had broken the stop valve....Read more
U2 singer Bono lauds Ukrainian Railways in latest celebrity visit
U2 singer Bono and guitarist The Edge have paid hommage to Ukrainian Railways and their efforts in getting citizens to safety. The artists made their comments in a video on board a train following a...Read more
Ukrainian Railways survives Russian onslaught relatively unscathed
Some 200,000 Ukrainians on average still take the train on daily basis in war-ravaged Ukraine, where railway infrastructure is regularly targeted by Russian forces in an effort to cripple the country, a Reuters report published...Read moreUkrainian railway infrastructure targeted yet again
Six train stations were targeted in western and centrally located parts of Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways chief Alexander Kamyshin wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. While there were no casualties, the damage to the rail infrastructure was...Read more
Fire trucks from Italy headed to Ukraine via rail
A Mercitalia train bound for Veľká Ida, Slovakia, left Cervignano del Friuli in Italy on Monday to transport 45 fire trucks donated by the Italian Fire Brigade to their Ukrainian colleagues. It is the second...Read more
Five Ukrainian train stations hit on Monday, one railway worker killed
Five railway stations in Ukraine came under fire earlier on Monday, Ukrainian Railways chief Oleksandr Kamyshin said on Twitter. It was confirmed by the Russian armed forces that traction substations in the areas of five...Read more
Dozens of railway bridges blown up during Russian invasion of Ukraine, minister says
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left dozens of railway bridges in shambles, Infrastructure Minister Oleksander Kubrakov told Reuters on Monday. He estimates that some 30 percent of all infrastructure in the country has suffered...Read more