In Ukraine, the new train " It was decided to redirect ten carriages to the more popular routes “Kyiv – Lviv” and “Kyiv – Odessa”, where there are not enough seats for passengers. Ukrzaliznytsia reported this in response to an information request from Suspilny.. The new summer train schedule came into force on June 28. The very next day, June 29, it was planned to launch a new daily flight No. 229/230 between Kharkov and Kremenchug.

In fact, passengers should have received an additional direct rail connection between the two cities. However, before the full launch of the route, Ukrzaliznytsia decided to check how popular the new route would be among passengers.

For this, the carrier appointed an additional train No. 245/246, which ran on a similar route Kharkov - Kremenchug. It was the results of the test flight that ultimately influenced the future fate of the new train.. Analysis of passenger traffic showed extremely low interest in the direct route. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, only 3% of the total number of seats offered to passengers were occupied in the direction from Kharkov. From Kremenchug the figure was slightly higher, but also remained minimal – only 6%. Thus, more than 90% of the available seats on the test train actually remained unclaimed. It was after receiving such indicators that the company decided to reconsider the feasibility of launching a new permanent flight..

The company explained that it was planned to use ten passenger cars of various categories to service train No. 229/230. At the same time, the railway is currently experiencing a critical shortage of rolling stock. In such conditions, it was considered economically unjustified to send ten cars at once on a route with such a load..

“In conditions of a critical shortage of rolling stock and with such a low load factor, running a separate passenger train of 10 cars of various categories is economically unjustified,” the department explained. Therefore, the train was actually canceled even before its full launch. The rolling stock that was planned to be used for the new route was not left in reserve. Ukrzaliznytsia decided to redirect cars to routes where passengers regularly face a shortage of tickets. In particular, additional rolling stock was sent to the routes " These destinations have significantly higher passenger volumes, and during periods of peak demand it can be difficult to purchase tickets for popular dates. Despite the cancellation of the new train No. 229/230, direct rail connections between Kharkov and Kremenchug remain. Currently, passengers can use daily trains No. 7/8 "