From November 30 Ukrzaliznytsia introduces restrictions on the cargo and empty wagons transit through the territory of Ukraine to Poland and back.

From November 30 Ukrzaliznytsia introduces restrictions on the cargo and empty wagons transit through the territory of Ukraine to Poland and back.

Officially, the reason for the ban is not reported, but there are three unofficial versions, reports the railway magazine Railway Supply.

The probable reason is the work related to the electrification of the Kovel-Izov line, bordering the border between Ukraine and Poland. Currently, these works are in an active phase.

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Another version is a large number of abandoned trains and large-scale repair work on the railway track. In particular, work continued in November on the Zdolbunov-Ozeryany line.

In addition, on the Transmission Telegram channel, a version was announced about the introduction of a convention for the “release of capacities” for the transportation of coal.

“Now Ukrzaliznytsia transports about 500 thousand tons of cargo in transit from Russia to Poland every month, mainly iron ore. With the ban on transit, Kamyshin (Chairman of the Board of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”) wants to “free up the capacity” necessary for the export of imported coal from ports for thermal power plants, “the message says.

As reported, from December 1, UZ also introduces a convention on the transportation of fitting platforms to Kazakhstan.

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