Running on European tracks. Modernising the rail network in western Ukraine during wartime
Running on European tracks. Modernising the rail network in western Ukraine during wartime
Author(s): Sławomir Matuszak, Konrad Popławski
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Ukraine; EU
Summary/Abstract: The Ukrainian government has used the ongoing war as an opportunity to carry out a rapid transformation of the railway infrastructure in the western part of the country. This process is expected to both increase the capacity of the railway lines leading to the EU in the short term, and to result in the local logistical hubs taking over a significant share of the added value generated by rail transhipment operations. The construction of a large hub at Sknyliv near Lviv is the key element of the government’s plan. Due to the building of the standard-gauge railway to the border, plans have been made to connect the future hub to the rail networks of Poland and Romania as soon as possible, alongside the terminal at Mostyska which operates nearby.
Series: OSW Commentary
- Page Count: 10
- Publication Year: 2024
- Language: English
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