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Lithuania has taken measures to enhance control over freight trains arriving on its territory and travelling to the Kaliningrad region by implementing a new system for X-ray inspection of trains at the Kenna station, which is located on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
The system, which can operate around the clock and scan trains travelling in both directions at speeds of up to 60 km per hour, facilitates full X-ray control of all freight cars. The system's main objective is to prevent smuggling and protect national security interests. On average, approximately 8-9 freight trains travel through the Kenna railway station daily. The cost of the project was 5.6 million euros, and a similar system should be installed at the Kibartai station on the Russian-Lithuanian border by year-end.
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