Asserting that the shortage of freight cars has been overcome,

Asserting that the shortage of freight cars has been overcome, Kravtsov says that in 2018, private companies built 10,000 cars and the state railroad built 3,500 more — “a record for the company over the past 25 years.” This year, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to use a new $150 million loan from the EBRD to buy up to 6,500 gondola wagons – suitable for moving coal or steel. The railroad carries 82% of the nation’s freight and about 50% of passenger traffic.