The Estonian state-subsidized Elron, which operates passenger rail service across Estonia, is increasing ticket prices for its electric and diesel trains by 3% to 5% on average. The new prices will take effect on December 10. “Beginning on December 10, the procedure for calculating infrastructure fees will change,” explained Elron sales and development manager Ronnie…
Hiiumaa’s ferry connection to the Estonian mainland was interrupted on October 30 after the ferry Leiger breaking down in port not only prevented it from departing for the island, but prevented the Tiiu from docking in Rohukula as well. The Tiiu departed Heltermaa, the port serving Estonia’s second-largest island, on schedule, but was unable to…
The sub-surface metro circle line being built in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent will have a total length of 52.1 kilometers, the press service of the country’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in a message. Mirziyoyev reviewed the progress of the metro line’s construction, being at the initial stage, according to the message. It was decided to lay 50.5…
A new China-Europe freight train route was launched on October 29 in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The first train, carrying oil drilling equipment is bound for Poltava via Kazakhstan and Russia. This is the first cargo train linking Xinjiang with Ukraine. The new route will cut the transportation time from…
A ticket price increase for Elron trains is inevitable because the wages of the company’s employees need to be increased, among other things, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Center) said. “Elron’s ticket prices have been unchanged for several years now, whereas the overall price rise during the same period has reached almost…
Turkish Airlines will start performing regular flights en route Istanbul-Samarkand from March 16, 2018. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a joint press conference with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The opening of the new flight will further bring the fraternal peoples of the two countries closer, according to the Turkish…
Starting from October 29, all departure flights of the low-cost Buta Airways from Baku will be carried out through the North entrance of Terminal 2 of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Buta Airways plans to carry out arrival flights to Terminal 1 as before. Terminal 2 meets all international requirements on the operation of civil…