OREANDA-NEWS. October 05, 2011. Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov has opened the first phase of movement of electric trains by Kyiv ring railway road on the project "Urban train". The Prime Minister traveled by route of city electric train.

"Convenience of a ring electric train is that it at once connects 6 subway stations. So platforms of a city electric train are connected with subway stations. It significantly would facilitate to reach quickly to the centre of Kyiv to the residents who lives far from transport routs", - Mykola Azarov emphasized and added: "We now have gone round around of Kyiv for 50 minutes, and if you add 15-20 minutes more at stops you can get round around of Kyiv about in an hour".

The Prime Minister also said that issue of realization of the second phase of the project, in particular introduction of a high-speed tram in Troestchyna to one of stations of a ring electric train. It will allow to direct a significant volume of passenger traffic on one of stations of a ring electric train, as well as to unload the Moscow bridge.

The PM emphasized that the ring electric train is an element of strategy of progress of Kyiv till 2025 year. "This diagram is laid in the General plan for development of Kyiv. Now we are at the beginning of realization of those strategic plans which the Kyiv management with support of the country leaders will make a reality", - Mykola Azarov emphasized.

Reference.
The total length of Kyiv ring railway road on the project "Urban train" over 50 km.

For intra city passenger traffic at the first phase 14 stations and stopping points are involved.

Financing of the works is carried out at the expense of South-Western Railway and the Kyiv City State Administration.

In order to smooth running of Kiev electric train developed a schedule for the actions of the 33 pairs of trains. Movement of trains will be organized during rush hour: From 6-00 to 9-30 and from 16-30 to 20-00. 

Drive one complete ring you can about an hour. Range of motion between trains will be about 17 minutes. In train fare is 1 hrn.70 cop.

Use of a railway ring will allow to unload lines of underground, reduce a load on central interchange stations of underground in 2.5 times and will improve transport connection of the left and right bank of capital. Stations of a city electric train will work as interchange units to underground and other public transport.