OREANDA-NEWS. December 01, 2011. The train "Hyundai" which will connect the Ukrainian cities to host Euro by high-speed rail connections will be presented in late December in South Korea. This was announced by the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Infrastructure Borys Kolesnikov during intercourse in the "chat" with readers information and analytical agency "Ostro".

"At the end of December 2011, the Ukrzaliznytsya together with the Ukrainian journalists will take part in transfer of the first sample of a train "Hyundai" in South Korea," Borys Kolesnikov said.

According to him, the first trains will run on the regular train routes already from May 2012, and schedule will be known in April.

The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine emphasized and obvious benefits of high-speed connections: "Now, for example, to reach to Lviv from Donetsk, 26 hours are required approximately. Since May 2012 road to Lviv will constitute only 11 hours - with one transfer in Kyiv. Between high speed trains which come from Donetsk and go to Lviv, there will be a difference no more than an hour," Borys Kolesnikov has assured.

Recall, the UZ will receive 10 new inter-regional trains in nine-wagon equipment from "Hyundai"  for implementation in Ukraine high speed railway traffic.

According to the contract, six electric trains will be delivered to Euro-2012 and will connect with each other four cities that will host Euro 2012, four more - in 2012. The first six speed trains will allow organizing traffic between Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Lviv.

Distance from the capital to Kharkiv can be overcome by 3.5 hours, to Lviv - for 4.5 hours, to Donetsk - 5.5 hours.