The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a loan from the World Bank in the amount of 39 million USA dollars for the construction of a new tram line from the Starovokzalna street to the metro station “Palace of Sports” with arrival at the Vokzalna Square in Kyiv.

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The loan will be provided under an agreement between Ukraine and the World Bank on the development of urban public transport. The MIU reports that the Kyiv City State Administration is currently completing the preparation of a feasibility study for the project.

This was reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply.

“One of the key projects for the development of passenger electric transport in the capital has finally been unfrozen. It will extend the high-speed tram line to the city center, which will unload the red line of the metro, including the metro station “Vokzalna”, which now serves as a major transit hub.

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Kyiv has been moving towards the implementation of this decision for years. For me, this project is especially important, because I was one of those who launched it at the level of the Kyiv City State Administration in 2015, managing the World Bank project. However, we have got the real result only now,” commented the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov on the government decision.

He noted that with the effective and systematic work of local authorities, work on the construction of a new line may begin in 2022.

In addition to the above-mentioned advantages of the project, it also envisages the reconstruction of the streets along the new tram route, the reduction of the number of vehicles and the level of emissions in the city center.

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