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Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrzaliznytsia is a Ukrainian rail transport company. Ukrzaliznytsia, also known as Ukrainian Railways, is Ukraine's state-owned joint-stock company administering railway infrastructure and rail transport.
Roles and functions
In 2022, Ukrzaliznytsia helped evacuate four million people, including one million children, illustrating its role in moving civilians during Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukrainian Railways developed the Food Train, an autonomous kitchen on wheels intended to deliver food to Ukrainian regions where Russian military aggression had severely damaged infrastructure.
During Russia's military aggression, Ukrzaliznytsia's work has included evacuating people from areas affected by shelling, bringing foreign delegations to Ukraine, and transporting humanitarian aid and food to areas in need.
How it works
Ukrzaliznytsia developed the Food Train as an autonomous kitchen on wheels to deliver food to Ukrainian regions with infrastructure damaged by Russian military aggression. Its design includes a generator car that allows independent operation for five to seven days.
Ukraine.ua describes the Food Train as equipped with a 400-kilowatt generator car enabling five to seven days of independent operation, with capacity to handle more than 10,000 meal portions daily.
History and changes
In 2015, Ukrainian Railways became a state-owned public joint-stock company through the merger of a state agency and a state-owned enterprise.
In 2022, Ukrzaliznytsia helped evacuate four million people, including one million children.
The GOGOLFEST festival partnered with Ukrzaliznytsia to launch GogolTRAIN, Ukraine's first art train. It carried festival-goers to Mariupol in 2019 and Kherson in 2020, making the journey itself an event involving artists, musicians, directors and public figures.
Scope and limitations
Ukrzaliznytsia's transport activities encompass both passenger journeys and freight movement, rather than passenger services alone.
Background and related concepts
During the 2022 invasion, rail became a route for grain exports to the rest of Europe after some Black Sea ports became unavailable for that trade.
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