Ukrzaliznytsia, in collaboration with UZ Cargo Poland and the “Liski” branch of the CTS, has established a regular freight service between Romania and Ukraine. As part of this new service, a comprehensive shipment of oversized cargo – specifically rolled steel sheets – has already been successfully completed, traveling directly from the Port of Constanța to the Perechyn station.
The route traverses the Halmeu and Dyakovo border crossings. To transport the cargo from the Chop-Liski station to the Port of Constanța, 60-foot flatcars equipped with wooden decking – and adapted to operate on tracks of varying gauges – were utilized.
A key technological element of this operation is the bogie exchange process: the flatcars are transferred from the 1520 mm gauge track to the 1435 mm gauge track without the need to transship the cargo. This eliminates the need for re-securing operations, reduces transshipment and material costs, and significantly accelerates border crossing procedures.