Pyvovarsky forecasts commercial launch of new container train for March

15:55, 05.02.2016 1 min read

Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Andriy Pyvovarsky expects that the full commercial operation of a new container train on the so-called New Silk Road will start in March, he said this in the parliament during "an hour of questions to the government."

Pyvovarsky noted the train should come back to Ukraine by the end of February. Then "all logistically weak points" will be worked on, a relevant regulatory document will be signed, which will make it possible to run the train in commercial use.

"A final protocol will be signed in Baku somewhere on February 20, which will settle all the technical problems, bottlenecks, and we can say that from March the train will start running as usual," the minister said.

According to him, the main operator of this route will be Lisky transport service center (part of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia). The company must do everything possible to make the route commercially successful.