Systemic attempts by Russia to destroy key infrastructure of Ukraine; in 2025, the volume of passenger transportation by rail has increased. In just one year, 28 million passengers used the services of Ukrzaliznytsia.

This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction - Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Alexey Kuleba. He noted that overall passenger traffic on the railway increased by 200 thousand last year.. Human. “In the current conditions, the railway has become one of the most important types of logistics in the country - when air traffic does not work, it is it that ensures the movement of people, the delivery of humanitarian goods, support for the economy and government institutions. The railway today is about the stability of the state and the country’s ability to function in the most difficult conditions,” Kuleba emphasized.

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In 2026, Ukrzaliznytsia expanded the list of international trains in which border control will be carried out without stops, which will allow crossing the border much faster. They plan to extend accelerated control to 18 rolling stock, which will run both to exit from Ukraine and to entry.

First of all, we are talking about intercity trains traveling to Poland. At the first stage, the system will work on the routes: Kyiv - Przemysl and Kyiv - Chelm. According to the government decision, in the future, accelerated border control will cover:.