{"id":3623,"date":"2025-10-29T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:41:58","slug":"ukrainian-railway-collapse-infrastructure-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/ukrainian-railway-collapse-infrastructure-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine faces transport collapse - railway on the verge of shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ukraine faces a halt in rail transport due to critical state of infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1014\">The Ukrainian railway, the backbone of the national logistics system, is <strong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"848\">on the verge of collapse<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"852\" \/>According to experts and scholars, the situation with the railway infrastructure in Ukraine has become <strong data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"959\">critical<\/strong> and threatens <strong data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"996\">stopping train traffic<\/strong> across the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1300\">According to a study by Ukranews, Ukraine's railway system provides <strong data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1248\">more than 89% of all traffic<\/strong>, but the condition of most of the tracks and equipment is in disrepair.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1305\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1327\">Main challenges<\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1892\">\n<li data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1521\">\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1521\"><strong data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1352\">Wear and tear on the tracks<\/strong><br data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1355\" \/>More than half of the rail network has been in operation for more than 25 years, which is longer than the permissible period. This has led to a growing number of derailments and accidents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1713\">\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1713\"><strong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1554\">Outdated rolling stock<\/strong><br data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1557\" \/>Passenger and freight cars, as well as locomotives, need to be updated. Lack of spare parts and technical depletion of equipment threaten the safety of transportation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1892\">\n<p data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1892\"><strong data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1750\">Shortage of turnouts<\/strong><br data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1753\" \/>Ukraine lacks <strong data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1813\">more than 2500 turnouts<\/strong>, The company is also a major player in the railway industry, with a number of projects in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1897\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1920\">Risks to the country<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2051\">According to experts, in the absence of urgent repairs, Ukraine may <strong data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2035\">lose a key logistics system<\/strong>, The company provides:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2175\">\n<li data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2096\">\n<p data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2096\">supplying military supplies to the frontline,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2119\">\n<p data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2119\">export of products,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2175\">\n<p data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2175\">transporting food and humanitarian goods.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2306\">\n<p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2306\">\u00abThe critical state of the infrastructure poses a threat not only to the economy but also to national security,\u00bb the authors of the study note.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2311\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2336\">What you need to do<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2606\">Experts call on the government to <strong data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2390\">urgently allocate funds<\/strong> for the repair and modernisation of the railway, as well as to create <strong data-start=\"2445\" 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