Ukrzaliznytsia reorganizes the work of locomotive depots
3 March 2025 14:07
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia, announced the launch of the Locomotive Company this year, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
According to him, the new company will include Ukrzaliznytsia’s locomotive depots.
“There will be centralized coordination, optimization of processes, additional workload for the strongest depots, and improved supply,” explained the head of Ukrzaliznytsia.
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi also spoke about his recent trip around the country and shared his impressions of visiting the locomotive depots of Odesa Railways.
“Taras Shevchenko Locomotive Depot is a diesel locomotive base. There are still a lot of non-electrified areas where it is important to keep the traffic moving. Many of the spare parts were Russian, but the depot is operating, mastering production, and setting up production at its own facilities. Znamenka is a potential base for our new dual-system locomotives. The depot is ready. The facilities allow us to deploy a high-quality base for new modern electric locomotives. Podilsk – we decided to set up an experience exchange school here in a couple of weeks,” said Oleksandr Pertsovsky, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia.
How Ukrzaliznytsia performed in 2024
Last year, the total volume of cargo transported by Ukrzaliznytsia increased by 17.9% compared to 2023, to 174.9 million tons. In particular, export traffic amounted to 84.67 million tons (plus 51.2% yoy), and import traffic – 9.63 million tons (plus 40.9%). Domestic transportation decreased by 5.5% yoy to 80.2 million tons.
Last year, Ukrzaliznytsia increased intermodal container transportation within Ukraine by 28% compared to 2023 – up to 258.18 thousand TEU (conventional unit of measurement of the quantitative side of traffic flows). GMK Center reported this with reference to the press service of the railway operator.
Containerized cargo transportation volumes are close to pre-war levels, although the growth rate in 2024 slowed slightly compared to 2023.
The main nomenclature of cargo in 2024 was distributed as follows
grain cargo – 46%; and
ferrous metals – 20%;
oil cake – 9%;
oil – 8%.
As of January 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 3.32 million tons of iron and manganese ore for export, up 11.2% compared to December 2024. The figure was up 10.9% year-on-year.
