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Ukrainian Railways get first batch of new rails from France

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January 16, 2025
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has received its first load of rails from French producer Saarstahl Rail SAS. The delivery consisted of an approximate one thousand tonnes…

Ukrainian businesses unsurprisingly object to planned tariff increase

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December 23, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is planning to raise its prices for rail freight transportation. With the ongoing war and the subsequent rise in costs for the…

Ukrainian Railways proposes 37% tarrif increase

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December 12, 2024
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The supervisory board of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) approved a new indexation of its freight tariffs, which might rise by 37 per cent. The proposal will…

Ukrainian Railways builds 200 wagons for own use

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October 30, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has built 200 platform wagons at its own production facilities. The wagons are supposed to be used for large containers for intermodal…

Ukraine and Hungary to work on boosting transport volumes into the EU

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September 30, 2024
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Ukraine foresees a growth in EU-bound rail freight traffic in the coming years. In order to streamline a part of its organisation, Ukrainian Railways’ (UZ)…

Ukrainian Railways plans new tariff increases, associations voice disapproval

Marco Raimondi
September 20, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is planning yet another tariff increase for rail freight services transporting various raw materials. In response, the Federation of Transport Employers of…

Ukrainian Railways to launch Kyiv-Duisburg connection this summer

Marco Raimondi
July 3, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is in talks with Duisport to launch a regular rail connection between the German dry port and the Lisky terminal in Kyiv.…

Poland opens the door for Ukrainian Railways

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July 1, 2024
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Months of blockades on the Polish-Ukrainian border have long shut the door for much of Kyiv’s transport to the EU. For Ukraine, which seeks to…

Ukrainian Railways receives half a billion euros in international support

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June 13, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is receiving approximately 500 million euros in international financial support. The money comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the form of a loan, as well as from the World Bank and Switzerland as a grant. The money is to be spent on electric locomotives and infrastructure. UZ,…

Amid looming threat of Polish border blockades, UZ asks: Why not rail?

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June 10, 2024
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The threat of Polish-Ukrainian border blockades is systemic. As road blockades can resume at any time, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is now asking: Why not ship goods via rail? UZ is proposing that more Ukrainian export freight be transported via rail. The operator says that it received warnings that the frequent border blockades are systemic, and…