A new train will be launched from Kyiv to Odessa in the summer. It is reported by the Odessa city council.

Ukrzaliznytsia has added a new train No. 148/147 Kyiv-Odessa to the schedule, which will run through Cherkasy.

Ukrzaliznytsia also extended the running of trains:.

No. 105/106 Odessa - Kyiv - Odessa will depart from the Sumy station, which will allow Sumy residents to get to the seaside city by a direct flight with a convenient arrival time in Odessa;

No. 53/54 Odessa - Dnipro - Odessa, according to the new schedule, will be able to run to Zaporozhye.

The new schedule will take effect on June 10.

Earlier, Ukrzaliznytsia reported that the preparation of wagons for the summer transportation season would be completed by May 31..

Of the 2151 cars of the active summer fleet, 1902 have already been prepared, of which 1064 are air-conditioned.

During the preparation of wagons for the summer season, railway workers carry out the following work:.

purging the ventilation system of cars;

car air filter cleaning;

depreservation and refueling of the air conditioning system;

reopening of windows after the winter period;

other technical routine work, such as checking the running gear of cars, checking the water supply system, etc..