The first freight train in 23 years was sent by the Berezyne-Bessarabaska connection. Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine/Facebook Business

Ukraine – Moldova rail section reopens after 23 years

The first freight train in 23 years was sent by the Berezyne-Bessarabaska connection. Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine/Facebook Business Image: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine

A rail link between Ukraine and Moldova, closed since 1999, has been reopened, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Monday. The line is 22-km long and connects Berezyne in Western Ukraine to Basarabeasca in Southern Moldova. The rail section will offer a valid alternative route from the port of Odessa to the Black Sea.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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The first freight train in 23 years was sent by the Berezyne-Bessarabaska connection. Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine/Facebook Business

Ukraine – Moldova rail section reopens after 23 years

The first freight train in 23 years was sent by the Berezyne-Bessarabaska connection. Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine/Facebook Business Image: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine

A rail link between Ukraine and Moldova, closed since 1999, has been reopened, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Monday. The line is 22-km long and connects Berezyne in Western Ukraine to Basarabeasca in Southern Moldova. The rail section will offer a valid alternative route from the port of Odessa to the Black Sea.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

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