The rail money will largely be spent on upgrading about 280 km of track leading to Ukraine’s EU neighbors and electrifying 250 km on two lines feeding Mykolayiv port.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The rail money will largely be spent on upgrading about 280 km of track leading to Ukraine’s EU neighbors and electrifying 250 km on two lines feeding Mykolayiv port.

The rail money will largely be spent on upgrading about 280 km of track leading to Ukraine’s EU neighbors and electrifying 250 km on two lines feeding Mykolayiv port. Electric locomotives are three times as energy efficient as diesel locomotives. About 45% of Ukraine’s 22,300 km of track is electrified with overhead wires.

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