On Sept. 28, Ukrzaliznytsa will inaugurate a north-south ‘four capitals’ passenger train, running Kiev-Minsk-Vilnius-Riga

On Sept. 28, Ukrzaliznytsa will inaugurate a north-south ‘four capitals’ passenger train, running Kiev-Minsk-Vilnius-Riga, Evgeny Kravtsov, head of the state railroad, writes on his Facebook page. The weekly, 19-hour train will feature cars painted in the national colors of blue and gold, a rolling advertisement for Ukraine. Separately, on Thursday, a modern InterCity train ran on a test run from Lviv to Uzhgorod, through the new Beskydy Tunnel. The ride took 4.5 hours, compared to seven hours for regular service. Air service is to return to Uzhgorod next year.