Industry publication for railway transport specialists
Procurement of diesel fuel

02.09.2022

Investigation of UZ losses during the purchase of diesel fuel completed

On August 31, 2022, NABU and SAPO filed a case with the court on inflicting almost UAH 103 million in losses on PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia when purchasing diesel fuel.
grain transportation by rail

01.09.2022

Ukrzaliznytsia transported about 11 million tons of cargo in August

In August 2022 Ukrzaliznytsia has transported record volumes of cargo since the beginning of the large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation.
UZ supervisory board

06.06.2022

UZ will purchase oil products abroad for the needs of the state

JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" will buy oil products on foreign markets for the needs of the state. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmihal wrote about this on Telegram, reports the railway magazine Railway Supply.
UZ supervisory board

06.06.2022

UZ reduced salaries of members of the supervisory board

Members of the Supervisory Board of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" were limited to a salary of about UAH 60 000 per month. Interfax-Ukraine writes about this, citing its own sources, Railway Supply reports.
Locomotive tires

04.06.2022

KEVRZ plans to purchase locomotive tires for UAH 14.5 million

The private joint-stock company Kyiv Electric Car Repair Plant (KEVRZ) announced its intention to purchase locomotive tires for UAH 14.
Transfer of grain by rail

01.06.2022

UZ can theoretically transfer more than 700 wagons of grain per day at the border

The theoretical capacity of all railway transshipment terminals at the border is 731 wagons with grain cargo per day. Such data was published by Valeriy Tkachev, Deputy Director of the Department of Commercial Work of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, during the online conference "Efficient Elevator in a Period of Martial Law", Railway Supply reports.
Diesel fuel for locomotives

01.06.2022

The government ordered to allocate 10 thousand tons of diesel fuel to UZ

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to transfer 10 000 tons of diesel fuel to Ukrzaliznytsia. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to the Government portal.
European gauge in Ukriane

30.05.2022

A kilometer of European gauge will cost 1 million euros plus rolling stock

Ex-Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine for European Integration Viktor Dovgan recalled that projects to modernize the track from the border to Lviv and Kovel to the European standard are described in the National Transport Strategy and require more than $75 million in investments, informs Railway Supply magazine, citing Interfax-Ukraine agency.
European gauge

25.05.2022

Switching to the European gauge is a strategic goal of Ukraine

Minister of Infrastructure said that switching to the European gauge is a strategic goal of Ukraine. Ukraine is planning to lay out a European gauge rails for integration into the European system.
Rail border crossing

24.05.2022

UZ considers the possibility of opening a non-working border crossing with the EU

To unload existing border crossings, Ukrzaliznytsia is considering the possibility of opening non-working border crossings with the EU.
Ukrainian grain export

24.05.2022

UZ plans to achieve exports of 1.5 million tons of grain per month by autumn

Ukrzaliznytsia plans to reach the volume of grain transportation for export of 1. 5 million tons per month within 3-4 months.
Injured railway workers

24.05.2022

UZ organized the treatment of two seriously injured railway workers abroad

Two seriously wounded railroad workers - the defenders of Ukraine - left for treatment in Romania. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Buksa.