Ukraine: passenger traffic down in January-October 2020

The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-October decreased by 53.7% (2.2-fold) YoY, to 41.8 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service. Over the reporting period, 2.13 passengers used the services of domestic transport companies, down by 39.8%. In particular, the number of passengers carried by rail…

Ukraine: Infrastructure Ministry to improve railway safety management system

The draft resolution on approving new regulations on railway safety management system has been published on the website of the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine. The project envisages the introduction of a European-style railway traffic management system; approval of methodological recommendations for building a traffic safety management system at the enterprise; introduction of obligatory procedures for…

Uzbekistan: US investments to be attracted for railway project in Afghanistan

The heads of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan will send a joint request to attract funds to the US Financial Corporation for International Development and other international financial institutions for the construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul railway. This follows from the decree of Uzbekistan’s president on expanding economic cooperation with Afghanistan. According to the decree, in December,…