The contract was signed with DB Engineering & Consulting, which is part of Deutsche Bahn. At the first stage, by the end of 2021, the company will help Ukrzaliznytsia to separate passenger transportation from freight and ensure effective management. The company’s experts should determine the approximate need of “Ukrzaliznytsia” in investments for the renewal of rolling stock, production of its own trains and their purchase. Also, DB will develop a roadmap for passenger transport reform for the next five years and a model for their financing.
“We are confident that the transfer of the passenger rail transport management process to Deutsche Bahn will allow us to obtain the fastest possible results. delegated for the operational management of passenger traffic in Ukraine, “said Ronald Pofalla, a member of the DB Infrastructure Board of Directors.
He noted that the path that Ukrzaliznytsya has now taken was taken by Germany about 10 years ago, and now he will be happy to share its experience.
According to the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov, the transfer to the management of passenger traffic is the first step towards a complete transformation of railway traffic in Ukraine. He noted that in 2021 the state financed the passenger transportation of Ukrzaliznytsia for the first time.
“With proper financing and relying on the experience of the German railway, we are starting a large construction at Ukrzaliznytsia, which will affect the entire infrastructure, rolling stock and service. We are striving for German quality in the Ukrainian rail transport market,” Kubrakov said.
At the end of 2020, Ukrzaliznytsia received a net loss of almost UAH 11.9 billion, the company’s financial liabilities in 2020 increased by more than UAH 1 billion – to UAH 58.3 billion. About it reported press service of the company.
In May 2021, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called the company bankrupt and stressed that the authorities are doing everything possible to change the leadership of Ukrzaliznytsia, but this is not enough. He also said that Ukrzaliznytsia needs to develop partnerships with real private investors.
There is no permanent manager at Ukrzaliznytsia since March 17, 2021, when Cabinet dismissed Vladimir Zhmak as head of the company’s board.
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