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Ukrzaliznytsya's Director General participates in meeting of working group for construction of broad-gauge rail line to Vienna
18.08.2014 17:40 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As to Government Portal, the delegation of Ukrzaliznytsya led by the Director General of Ukrzaliznytsya Borys Ostapjuk participated in the meeting of the working group for the construction of a broad-gauge railway to Europe, which took place in Vienna (Austria), on August 14, 2014.
The Director General of Ukrzaliznytsya Borys Ostapjuk became the participant of the working group based on voting from the Ukrainian shareholder the State Property Fund of Ukraine. Now it concerns elaboration of a feasibility study for the project, a business plan, calculation of volumes of the freight along each separate route.
Further Ukraines participation in the project of construction of the 1520 mm broad gauge track to Europe is vital for the future development of the transit potential of Ukraines railways. In particular, the implementation of the project until 2050 will increase the volume of transport up to 16 million tons annually. This was discussed at the general meeting of shareholders for the construction of a railway 1520 mm gauge track Kosice Bratislava Vienna, held on 14 August 2014, in Vienna (Austria).
It should be noted that on the decree of the Ukrainian Cabinet of December 16, 2009 «Issues of participation of Ukraine in the project for the construction of a railway track and direct railway communication in the direction Chop (Pavlovo) Kosice Bratislava Vienna» in December 2013, the Ukrainian State Property Fund has acquired a 25% ownership interest in the share capital of the company «Breitspur Planungsgesellschaft mbH».
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