With domestic tourism the trend, Ukrzaliznytsia seeks to win at least half of all tourists, luring them out of cars and buses.

With domestic tourism the trend, Ukrzaliznytsia seeks to win at least half of all tourists, luring them out of cars and buses. To attract riders, the state railroad has reduced prices of first class tickets and created an easier, online system for redeeming tickets before departure dates, Volodomyr Zhmak, UZ’s new CEO, told tour operators yesterday. Aiming at the highest end, the railroad is renovating for public charters the VIP cars that once were the preserve of the Communist Party elite. Through October, the number of train tickets sold in Ukraine dropped by 56% yoy, to 57.5 million.