JSC Ukrzaliznytsia invited German experts in the field of passenger transportation

photo: JSC Ukrzaliznytsia/JSC Ukrzaliznytsia invited German experts in the field of passenger transportation

Railways of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya) and Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting (DB E&C), part of the German Railways (DB), signed an agreement on the provision of consulting services in the field of passenger transportation.

DB E&C will develop a 5-year roadmap for reforming long-distance and suburban passenger transportation, as well as a financing model that will eliminate cross-subsidization from freight revenues.

The tasks of DB E&C experts include forecasting the volume of passenger traffic and assessing Ukrzaliznytsya's need for investments in the modernization of rolling stock, which is necessary to conclude contracts for the provision of socially necessary services (PSO). In addition, the agreement provides for an assessment of the prospects for the procurement of electric and diesel trains for regional communications and sleeping cars for night trains, as well as the possibilities of building rolling stock in Ukraine within the framework of international cooperation.