A new international railroad route Kyiv-Kosice is scheduled to be launched this year, the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure reported on Thursday, UNN reports.
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"The Government of the Slovak Republic has approved a proposal to introduce a direct rail link between Kyiv and Košice," the Ministry said, citing Denisa Žilakova, State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic.
According to her, the route will serve, among other things, to enable more Ukrainians to use the services of the international airport in Kosice. The train will travel from Kyiv to Haniska station near Košice via the Pavlovo-Matovske Vojkovce border crossing.
Organizational and preparatory work will continue before the route is launched:
equipping the premises for border and customs control;
change of platform at Haniska station near Košice;
Preparation of a bus service from Haniska to the airport and the Košice railway station;
signing contracts for transportation services with the Slovak Railways;
work on finding sources of funding for the project.