Polish operator PKP will renovate the Verhrata cargo station near the Ukrainian border.

PKP will renovate the Verkhrat railway station near the border with Ukraine

The investment will cost around PLN 9 million. The result will be more efficient transportation and reloading of goods at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing point of Verhrata – Rava Ruska, reports Railway Supply magazine.

The contract with the contractor has already been concluded, the work is financed by the Polish government.

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The contract provides for the reconstruction of two tracks: 1520mm and European track, with a total length of almost 1.5 km. Last year, the station handled 300,000 tons of cargo. However, this year the volumes are growing.

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In the third quarter in Poland, the completion of the container terminal in Zamoć, near the border with Ukraine, will begin.

The terminal will be expanded to respond to the increased number of trains from Europe and China crossing the border.

It should become an alternative to the congested Malashevich-Brest border checkpoint on the Poland-Belarus border.

It is also worth noting that for 6 months of 2021, the total volume of traffic between Ukraine and Poland increased by 22% compared to the same period in 2020 to 5,560,000 tons.

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