Russia Completes Rail Link Around Eastern Ukraine
Russian Railways has completed the construction of a rail link that keeps away from the Lugansk region of Ukraine, bypassing the country entirely. Service is expected to start in September.
A test train of a locomotive and freight cars has already run through the completed stretch, Russian Railways have said. The construction of the rail link between Zhuravka – Millerovo began in 2014, after the deterioration of relations between Russia and Ukraine. The new 137 kilometers stretch runs entirely within Russian territory in the Voronezh and Rostov regions.
This will increase the line’s capacity and ensure the security of freight and passenger traffic, Russian Railways said. “It will provide stability of passenger and cargo transportation, and most importantly – to reduce the economic and technological risks that could arise when the route goes through Ukraine. This includes stop and delay of trains, delivery time delays, and traffic violations.”
The previous route had to pass 26 kilometers through the war-torn Lugansk region in Ukraine.
“The new link will become part of the high-speed railway that connects Central Russia with the Black Sea coast,” said Russian Railways. Passenger trains will reach the maximum speed of 140 kph, but it could increase to 160. Russian Railways President Oleg Belozerov said in March the project would finished a year ahead of schedule and the Moscow-Adler route bypassing Ukraine would open in a few months.
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