Ukraine - 2.4 Railway Assessment

Railway Assessment

Ukrainian Railways is the state railway network operator in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the railroad transportation in the country with a combined total length of track of over 24,000 km.

Key information is available at: http://uz.gov.ua/en/

• 19,787 km broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in), 9,319 km electrified (3 kV DC and 25 kV AC)
• 201 km (125 mi) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge, electrified

Before the invasion in 2022, annual passenger flow was about 150 million (out of which 20 million were long-distance trips), and cargo flow was over 300 million tonnes.

In 2022 cargo flow decreased by over 52% to 150 million tonnes. In 2022 there were 16.9 million long-distance passenger trips. Another 4 million passengers were evacuated. About 2 million passengers crossed the EU border.

Due to the war, the part of the railway network occupied by the Russian forces is currently disconnected from the Ukrainian railway system.