Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. It possesses a combined total track length of over 23,000 km, making it the 13th largest in the world. Ukrainian Railways is also the world's 6th largest rail passenger transporter and world's 7th largest freight transporter. In 2015, Ukrainian Railways transformed through a merger of a state agency and a

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into a public joint stock company owned by state. Ukraine's State Administration of Railroad Transportation is subordinated to the Ministry of Infrastructure, administering the railways through the six territorial railway companies that immediately control and provide of all aspects of the railroad transportation and maintenance under the common Ukrzaliznytsia

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. The general director of the administration is appointed by the

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. The gauge is . The administration employs more than 403,000 people throughout the country. During the

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, the Ukrainian Railways continued operating to evacuate and rescue millions of people from cities towards Europe. The rail links between Ukraine and Russia have been blown up by the

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to prevent their use by Russians, but the railways have continued operating within Ukraine and between Ukraine and Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. One long-abandoned cross-border rail link with Poland was quickly reconstructed, and others which had been used only for freight have been quickly opened for passenger use. The rail service has evacuated over two million people from Ukraine on special evacuation trains. After some of the Black Sea ports became unavailable for grain export, rail became an export route to Europe. Several rail sections in the North and South became unusable.

Company structure and subsidiaries

Financial situation

In 2008 the Ukrainian State Railways transported around 498.5 million tonnes of domestic freight and 69.8 million tonnes of international freight through Ukrainian territory. Freight transport figures were particularly high on transport Routes 3, 5 and 9, which saw a combined total of 105 million tonnes carried in 2008. Further, Ukrzaliznytsia served around 518.8 million passengers over the course of the year. The state railways ran with an annual consolidated budget of a little more than ₴40 billion (US$5 billion) in 2008. By the end of 2005 the railways had produced a profit equivalent to ₴1.76 billion (US$220 million) from all their operations including freight, passenger service, associated services and the operation of subsidiaries. The total capital invested in fixed assets of the State Railways is thought to be equivalent to around ₴22 billion (US$4.4 billion). However, depreciation of these fixed assets is estimated to be around 57%, or in terms of rolling stock, closer to 66.7%. In 2019, Ukrainian Railway confirms intention to issue new Eurobond. Ukrainian Railway (RAILUA) has the potential to increase its debt by US$1 billion, indicating a possible Eurobond issue. Recall, Ukrainian Railway's existing US$500 million Eurobond will be amortized by US$150M both in March and September 2019 and then by US$50 million semi-annually between March 2020 and September 2021. He also confirmed that Ukrainian Railway is now considering a Eurobond issue, on which he can further comment as soon as the government publishes a respective resolution (on its parameters). Kravtsov also highlighted that it's important for investors to have a clear understanding on how the borrowing will be serviced. Taking this into account, Ukrainian Railways has proposed a mechanism of automatic adjustment of freight railway rates based on Ukraine's producer price index. Ukrainian State Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) is the fourth company of the most profitable companies in

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with a revenue of UAH ₴74 billion.

Administrative structure

The railways are split into six territorial railway companies:

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, South-Western and Near-Dnipro. The subdivision is purely administrative as it doesn't correspond to the particular railway lines or branches. The names of regional railways are purely historic, inherited from the Russian and

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s (for instance the 'South-Western Railway' actually operates the north-central part of Ukraine's rail network, while the 'Southern Railway' actually operates in the east of the country).There is no Kharkiv "South Station" in the official documents of Ukrzaliznytsia
(12 December 2022) The six separate territorial railways each have their own directorates, located in the following cities: # Donetsk Railway – Lyman (temporarily as

occupied by Russian military) # Lviv Railway –

# Odessa Railway –

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# Southern Railway –

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.

# Southwestern Railway –

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

# Cisdnieper Railway –

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Since 2014, the Cisdnieper Division of Crimean Railways is no longer under Ukrainian control. The territorial railways are further divided into several territorial administrations, usually four or five. Such division helps in the assignment of commuter railway lines depending on location.

Infrastructure

The full extent of railways administrated by Ukrzaliznytsia is currently around 22,300 km, of which 9,752 km (44.3%) is fully electrified with the use of the

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. The network is fully interconnected, central-dispatched and consists of 1,648 stations of all sizes spread throughout the country. The largest stations are Nyzhnodniprovsk-Vuzol (in the city of

) and Darnytsia (in the capital

) – both freight.

Types of stations

* Intermediate * Sorting * Freight * Sectional * Passenger Railway stations also have five classes depending on their general performance. Some stations may be named as railway stop, platform number, passing loop ('' uk, роз'їзд'') or simply kilometer post.

Stations

Infrastructure projects

Beskydy-tunnel

The tunnel was inaugurated in May 2018, serving as the most important rail link between Ukraine and the pan-European railway network, handling 60% of Ukraine-EU freight traffic. The project was supported by the

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, the

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(EIB), and the

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(EBRD). The new tunnel more than doubles the output on the line, to 100 trains from the previous 45, and allows a speed increase from 40 km/h to 70 km/h.

Kyiv – Vasylkiv electrification project

In 2021 the electrification of the track section

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1 –

2 is planned, which will enable the launch of electric suburban rail between Kyiv and

. The project involves the reconstruction of the Boyarka electrical substation, track works and a new passenger platform.

Zhytomyr – Zviahel line upgrade

In 2021, the line between

Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative ...

and

Zviahel Zviahel (, ; translit. ''Zvil'') is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Originally known as ''Zviahel'', the city was renamed to ''Novohrad-Volynskyi'' () in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian ...

is planned to be modernized and electrified.

Kyiv – Cherkasy electrification

The project envisages the electrification of the 30 km section between Taras Shevchenko (

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) and Cherkasy stations, which is the only non-electrified section between Cherkasy and

. The project will enable the launch of INTERCITY+ services between Kyiv and Cherkasy, reducing travel time from 3 hours 41 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes. Ukrainian Railways plans to carry out service using Skoda City Elephant EJ675 double decker electric multiple units.

Rolling stock

Ukrzaliznytsia has several repair factories capable of producing locomotives and railcars. In addition there is a separate Kryukiv Railcar Engineering Factory and Dnieper Railcar Engineering that also produce railroad rolling stock for Ukrzaliznytsia and other companies for public transportation. D1-608-02 Ukraine

In November 2010, UZ agreed to buy 10 high-speed HRCS2 multiple unit interurban trainsets from

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, with the prospect of a much larger order or joint venture for local production. The first two trains would be delivered in February 2012, two more in April and another two in May, when they will start operating. They will be rated as Inter City+ and will be connecting

with

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and

, and at a later stage with

and

. In July 2011 UZ announced plans to buy 433 electric freight locomotives; 292 2EL4s from Transmashholding, and 141 locomotives (including class VL11M/6) from Elmavalmshenebeli (

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). Due to the

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Transmashholding was put on a sanctions list. Because of the

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, some factories that were producing locomotives and railcars were lost, such as

Luhanskteplovoz Luhanskteplovoz ( uk, Луганськтепловоз or Luhansk Locomotive Works), earlier known as Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works is a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine, manufacturing locomotives, multiple unit trains (both electr ...

(Luhansk Diesel Locomotive) and Stakhanov Railcar Engineering. Also because of the war debuted services were disrupted in January 2022, at the beginning of the war in February 2022,and it also has been widely reported some foreigners who were studying, working who were living Ukraine were denied service to leave the country, and stations that are used as bomb shelters. In December 2017, UZ and GE Transportation agreed a to strategic partnership for the implementation of a 7-year rolling stock renewal program including the delivery of 30 locomotives to Ukrzaliznytsia in September 2018 with 40% manufactured in Ukraine.

Locomotives

Multiple units, railcars and diesel trains

Rolling stock renewal

Passenger cars

The draft state budget for 2021 includes the purchasing of 100 new passenger cars from the Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works. In 2021 Ukrzaliznytsia will also launch its first

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- friendly trains with dedicated

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space.

Locomotives

In 2018 Ukrainian Railways purchased 30

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TE33AC Trident freight diesel locomotives. The 30 locomotives were planned to be the first stage of wider cooperation, including a 15-year partnership, and the replacement and modernization of additional Ukrainian rolling stock. Later in 2020, Ukrainian Railways CEO Volodymyr Zhmak stated that he does not see the need for further GE diesel locomotives, as the company will focus on electric traction due to its higher efficiency. Following the appointment of Volodymyr Zhmak as CEO, UAH ₴400 million was reallocated within the company for urgent locomotive repairs until the end of 2020. As a part of this measure, the

Locomotive Repair Plant has already received an order for the repair of 6 electric locomotives until the end of 2020. In 2021, UAH ₴4.7 billion is planned to be spent on repairing the existing locomotive fleet. As of 2020,

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is interested in the renewal of the Ukrainian Railways locomotive fleet through partial localization of production. Volodymyr Zhmak stated that Ukrainian Railways is initially interested in the purchase of 50 two-system electric freight locomotives. The purchase of Alstom locomotives would be financed by the French government.

Statistics

Most important numbers as of 2020: *Main track running length – 19,787 km *Electrified track – 9,319 km *Number of railway stations – 1,402 *Number of freight (goods) wagons – 85,200 *Number of

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– 3,883 (in active operation - 2,681) *Number of locomotives – 1,944 (electric - 1,627, diesel - 301) *Average number of employees – 266,300 people. *Passengers carried (2019) – 149.6 million. *Cargo transportation (2019) – 312.4 million tons.

Company reform

Ukrainian Railways suffer from a variety of issues mostly inherited from Soviet times. The reforms aim to address these issues in order to improve quality of service, transparency and governance. * Enactment of the law "On Railway Transport of Ukraine" The law seeks to harmonize Ukrainian rail-related legislation with European Union law. It sets out the basic requirements, responsibilities and rights of the infrastructure operator, the carrier and the owners of access tracks, rules for infrastructure management, basic requirements for railway rolling stock, and basic activities of railway rolling stock operators. The bill also provides for the creation of a system of public administration in the field of railway safety in accordance with the requirements of European Union legislation, the implementation of which is provided by the Association Agreement, which will increase transport safety in conditions of competition in the railway market. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the law, supported by European experts, serves as a starting point for real reforms in the industry. * Structural reform of Ukrainian Railways JSC The company is to be separated into verticals in accordance with modern practices. This involves the creation of separate freight, passenger, production and infrastructure operators within Ukrainian Railways by the end of 2021. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the project will ensure the transparency of financial flows within the company, and improve the quality of management of each activity. This will allow Ukrainian Railways to prepare for the emergence of private competitors in the railway market.

Classification of passenger trains (railway lines)

Railway lines are classified into commuter,

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and

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. Daytime trains are also distinguished into a separate class from those that run at night. Intercity lines are coded with single, double and triple digits. while commuter lines are coded with quadruple digits. On 27 April 2011 in accordance with order No. 504/2011 rail industry specialists developed a new classification system of passenger trains for Ukrainian Railways. The development of a new classification system for passenger trains in Ukraine was made necessary by the need to inform customers (passengers) about the level of service quality they could expect to find in various passenger trains. The new system is based on the class of train and carriages. Given the quality of the service provided UZ asked the following classes of passenger trains: *Daytime passenger lines: ** Euro City (EC) – Express (min. 90 km/h) daytime services on international routes which should offer a very high level of service and comfort. First and standard classes. ** Inter City+ (IC+) – Express (min. 90 km/h) daytime services on domestic routes which should offer a very high level of service and comfort. First and standard classes. These services are currently operated by

HRCS2 multiple unit trains on routes between

and

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.

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, Konstantinivka (Ukraine),

Ternopil Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Terno ...

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. Besides, there is one international express Kyiv - Peremyshl (Poland). ** Inter City (IC) – (max. 70 km/h – 90 km/h) daytime services on domestic routes which should offer a heightened level of service and comfort. First, standard and economy classes. These services are currently operated by Škoda

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trains on routes between

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.

and

. **Regional Express (РЕ) – (max. 70 km/h – 90 km/h) daytime services on domestic routes which should offer a standard level of service and comfort. First, standard and economy classes. ** Regional train (РП) – (max. 70 km/h) daytime services on domestic routes which should offer a standard level of service and comfort. Standard and economy classes. *Nighttime passenger trains: **Euro Night (EN) – Express (min. 90 km/h) nighttime services on international routes which should offer a very high level of service and comfort. 2 berth coupe and 4 berth coupe classes. **Night Express (НЕ) (max. 70 km/h – 90 km/h) nighttime services on international and domestic routes which should offer a heightened level of service and comfort. 2 berth coupe, 4 berth coupe and platskarta classes. **Night fast (НШ) – (max. 50 km/h – 70 km/h) nighttime services on international and domestic routes which should offer a heightened level of service and comfort. 2 berth coupe, 4 berth coupe and platskarta classes. **Night passenger (НП) (max. 50 km/h) nighttime services on international and domestic routes which should offer a heightened level of service and comfort. 4 berth coupe and platskarta classes. The advantages of the new classification system include full compliance with the classification of the

, compliance with Ukrainian and English names and abbreviations, linguistic and semantic consistency and clarity for customers in Ukraine and compatibility with existing and future tariff policy. The system is also not far displaced from the previous classification system used for passenger trains on the territory of Ukraine.

Subsidiaries and partners

Factories

* Darnytsia railcar maintenance shop * Popasna railcar maintenance shop * Stryi railcar maintenance shop * Hnivan factory of special reinforced concrete * Korosten factory of reinforced concrete railroad ties * Kremechuk factory of reinforced concrete railroad ties * Starokostyantyniv factory of reinforced concrete railroad ties

Producing companies

* Ukrzaliznychpostach * Vinnytsiatransprylad * Ukrainian state center of railroad refrigerated transportation * Ukrainian state center in exploitation of specialized

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"Ukrspecrailcar"

Others

* Central station of communication * Donbasshlyakhpostach * Main information-calculation center * Ukrainian state accounting center of international transportations * State company "Ukrainian center of track works mechanization" * Lisky * Ukrainian center of passenger service (UTsOP) * Ukrtransfarmatsia * E-kvytok (translate Electronic ticket)

Rail links with adjacent countries

Same gauge: **

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- closed. **

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* break-of-gauge: / **

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(plus a broad gauge cross-border cargo line, the Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa) **

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(plus a broad gauge cross-border cargo line, the Uzhhorod–Košice broad-gauge track)

Education

The National Railway University in

currently has 10 faculties as well as a technical school, a business school and branches in

and

, 450 professors and 39 separate fields of study related to railway transport.

Directors

;President * 1991-1993 Borys Oliynyk ;General director * 1993-1997 Leonid Zheleznyak * 1997-2000 Anatoliy Slobodyan * 2000-2004

Heorhiy Kirpa Heorhiy Mykolayovych Kirpa ( uk, Георгій Миколайович Кірпа) (20 July 1946 in Klubivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast – 27 December 2004 in Bortnychi, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian railway manager, statesman and politician, best known ...

* 2005-2005 Volodymyr Korniyenko * 2005-2005 Zenko Aftanaziv * 2005-2006 Vasyl Hladkikh * 2006-2007 Volodymyr Kozak * 2007-2007 Petro Naumenko * 2007-2008 Vasyl Melnychuk * 2008-2011 Mykhailo Kostiuk * 2011-2012 Volodymyr Kozak * 2013-2014 Serhiy Bolobolin * 2014-2014 Borys Ostapyuk * 2014-2015 ''Maksym Blank (acting)'' * 2015-2015 ''Oleksandr Zavhorodniy (acting)'' ;Board director * 2015-2016 ''Oleksandr Zavhorodniy (acting)'' * 2016-2016 ''Yevhen Kravtsov (acting)'' * 2016-2016 ''Vitaliy Zhurakovskyi (acting)'' * 2016-2017 Wojciech BalczunCabinet appoints Polish citizen Wojciech Balczun head of Ukrzaliznytsia

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(20 April 2016)
One of Poland's most successful transport managers to chair Ukrainian Railways

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(9 August 2017)"Ukrzaliznytsia" was temporarily headed by Marček Zhelko

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Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukrai ...

(15 April 2020)'' * 2020-incumbent Volodymyr ZhmakGovt appoints head of Boryspil airport's supervisory board Zhmak as Head of Ukrzaliznytsia

(26 August 2020)

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* * {{authority control 1991 establishments in Ukraine Railway companies established in 1991 Government agencies established in 1991 * Government-owned companies of Ukraine Ukrainian brands Government-owned railway companies

Company structure and subsidiaries

Financial situation

Administrative structure

Infrastructure

Types of stations

Stations

Infrastructure projects

Beskydy-tunnel

Kyiv – Vasylkiv electrification project

Zhytomyr – Zviahel line upgrade

Kyiv – Cherkasy electrification

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Multiple units, railcars and diesel trains

Rolling stock renewal

Passenger cars

Locomotives

Statistics

Company reform

Classification of passenger trains (railway lines)

Subsidiaries and partners

Factories

Producing companies

Others

Rail links with adjacent countries

Education

Directors

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