Rail Cargo Group's new Kiev-Vienna service, with stops in Budapest and Lviv, offers the first regular, high-frequency intermodal connection between Ukraine and numerous Central European hubs.
"Not only Ukraine benefits from being included in the international network of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group. The whole of Europe must grow closer together as far as rail freight transport is concerned. This is an important step in the right direction, for the economy, countries and the environment," explains ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä.
"Ukraine is essential as a source market for European supply chains - especially in the area of raw materials and agricultural products. Through quality transport products, we want to ensure the country's integration into the European transport network to efficiently connect our producers as well as our receiving markets with European ports and logistics hubs," says Viacheslav Yeromin, Member of the Management Board Ukrainian Railways.
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group will intensively support Ukraine with transport and logistics services from March 2022. In the segment of agricultural products alone, more than 2 million tonnes are exported - more than 100 trains per month.
