By KYIV. Nov 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Mustafa Nayyem spoke about the design work on the construction of a European-standard railway from the Mostyska station (Lviv region) to improve railway communication with Poland during the Railway Congress in Warsaw.
"First of all, he noted the possibility of improving the entry into Ukraine from the Polish side due to the construction of a 1435 mm gauge from the Mostyska station (where such a gauge goes from the Polish Przemysl). Design work in this area is already underway," the Polish specialized media Rynek Kolejowy reported.
Among the projects to improve railway communication between the countries, Nayyem also named the Kovel-Yahodyn line, where modernization will be carried out to increase the line’s capacity; work on the electrification of the line Kovel – Izov, which in the future will also increase the capacity of the line to Poland.
