From October 10, “Ukrzaliznytsia” appoints regional express #802/801 Chernivtsi – Lviv.
This was reported by the press service of “Ukrzaliznytsia” in Telegram.
“Dniestrovsky Express” was supposed to go on its first trip at the end of February, but then our cars were already involved in the evacuation of Ukrainians, so the premiere had to be postponed,” the message reads.
It is noted that the train will run daily from Chernivtsi at 05:30, arriving in Lviv at 12:18. In the return direction, the train will depart from Lviv at 15:07, arriving in Chernivtsi at 22:05.
The train route will pass through Zalishchyki, Chortkiv, Ternopil, Zolochiv, and other cities.
Tickets can be purchased in the application, chatbot, on the website, and at the ticket offices of “Ukrzaliznytsia”.
“Ukrzaliznytsia” during the war:
“Ukrzaliznytsia” is a joint-stock company, 100% of whose shares belong to the state. The company is included in the list of state-owned enterprises that are not subject to privatization. Ukrainian railways provide 82% of cargo and about 50% of passenger transportation carried out by all modes of transport. Ukrainian railway ranks fourth on the Eurasian continent by the volume of cargo transportation, second only to the railways of China, Russia, and India.
On June 10, amendments to the agreements within the framework of the Ukrainian Railways Electrification Project were signed, according to which 50 million euros were directed to support the liquidity of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” (the total volume of the EBRD loan for the liquidity of “Ukrzaliznytsia” is 148.5 million euros).
On September 1, 2022, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko, and the director of the EBRD in the countries of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Matteo Patrone, signed an agreement that will allow a part of the EBRD loan in the amount of EUR 98.5 million to be used to ensure liquidity to finance the critical needs of Ukrzaliznytsia.