Ukrzaliznytsia is considering the possibility of introducing women's compartments on long routes in order to strengthen precautionary measures. This was reported in the press service of the carrier.

Today, the company is already consulting with lawyers, international and Ukrainian public organizations on this topic..

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“We believe in a set of measures where panic buttons and alarms in the compartment, video surveillance, increased patrols and inevitable punishment for any proven manifestation of harassment will play a key role in eradicating this phenomenon.. Therefore, the current decision of the railway is to help women feel more comfortable and safer with the help of a set of measures, one of which will be a pilot with women's compartments.. We will test them for several months and, together with the public and specialists, will make a decision on scaling. It will depend on real demand and feedback,” said Evgeny Lyashchenko, Chairman of the Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia..

A corresponding petition for the creation of separate compartments for women was registered on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers. The author asks to allocate at least one separate car for women and, accordingly, a separate one for men in all Ukrzaliznytsia trains that travel for at least 6 hours. At the same time, in the absence of seats in mixed carriages, he asks to sell tickets in separate carriages for representatives of both sexes.. And to identify the ticket buyer, add the "

" In particular, there are even cases of rape in compartment cars.. In addition, both women and men may feel the need to change clothes, which is impossible to do in the presence of a member of the opposite sex..

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It should be noted that in 2010 Ukrzaliznytsia already introduced such a service, but it was not in demand, because it was available exclusively at the box office..