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From January to November 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 160.9 million tons of cargo, which is 19.4% (or 26.2 million tons) more than in the same period of 2023. In export traffic, the volumes amounted to 77.46 million tons, showing an increase of 56.9% (+28.09 million tons). Among the key categories, grain cargo took the leading position: 36.66 million tons were transported over 11 months, of which 31.43 million tons were exported.

The Czech railway infrastructure operator Správa železnic (SŽ) has completed construction and opened a new 316-metre-long bridge near the Orlická Dam on the Vltava River, near Červená nad Vltavou. The new bridge, called the Schwarzenberg Bridge, is part of the single-track Tabor-Písek line, replacing the old steel bridge from 1889, which, due to its poor condition, limited the movement of passenger trains and did not allow freight trains to pass through.

State-owned enterprise AS Operail has sold its entire business, including its subsidiary Operail Repairs OÜ, to the Estonian company AS Tiigi Keskus for 19 million euros. The privatization was prompted by a sharp decline in freight traffic on the railway due to sanctions, as well as changes in the country’s strategy. Infrastructure Minister Vladimir Svet emphasized that freight traffic is not a strategically important task for the state, and the transfer of the business to private investors will allow it to focus on other priorities.