The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine together with the French delegation of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Energy and the Sea discussed the issue of raising EU funds for the project to change the width of the railway track.

This is reported by NV with a reference to the press service of the department.

"The French side will consider the possibility of expert and consulting assistance and will help attract funds from the European Union to receive technical assistance in the implementation of the project on the system of gauge changes in Ukraine," the message says..

In addition, the Ukrainian side expressed interest in attracting the expertise of the specialists of the railway industry of France to further develop the railway infrastructure of Ukraine, the construction of a new rolling stock, including the use of a system for changing the track width for rolling stock.

reference. The world's most common gauge is 1435 mm (4 English feet and 8.5 inches). This track has the railways of North America, China and Europe (except for the CIS countries, the Baltic States, Finland, Ireland, Spain and Portugal). In Ukraine, 1520-mm gauge wheels are used.