Switzerland donating CHF 10M for restoring Ukraine’s railway infrastructure.

In 2024, Switzerland will provide additional grant funds in the amount of 10 million Swiss francs for the restoration of Ukraine’s railway infrastructure.

This was reported by the Ukrzaliznytsia national rail carrier, Ukrinform learned.

The draft of the corresponding addition to the Grant Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the Swiss Confederation, signed in 2022, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on June 7, 2024.

The new deal provides for the supply of rail fasteners in 2024-2025 for the restoration of the railway infrastructure, primarily for the lanes bordering EU countries: Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Poland, toward the ports and the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). This will include works on the following routes: Kyiv – Zhmerynka – Pidvolochysk – Lviv, Zhmerynka – Vapniarka – Odesa; Kyiv – Hrebinka – Krasnohrad – Lozova; Lviv – Uzhhorod; and Kyiv – Myronivka – Piatykhatky – Chaplyne.

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Ukrzaliznytsia intends to restore a total of 230 km of its lines, increase the speed and capacity on the repaired sections, and ensure a smooth rail transportation.

As reported, the Grant Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Swiss Confederation regarding the Emergency Support Project to improve and restore Ukraine’s railway infrastructure was signed on December 23, 2022. It laid down financing from Schwihag AG in the amount of up to CHF 14 million for rail fasteners to improve and restore up to 270 km of tracks. These works have been done on such important routes as: Kyiv-Odesa, Kyiv-Dnipro, Kyiv-Lviv, and Lviv-Uzhhorod.