Ukraine unblocks the movement of freight vehicles on the border with Poland. This happened thanks to the launch of contrail transports, which moved freight trains across the border on railway platforms. The operation was carried out in cooperation with Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the DIU logistics units.
Who and how was able to unblock the Ukrainian-Polish border
The online.ua team learned the first details from its sources in the relevant services.
Currently, the movement of railway platforms along the route Lviv (Sknyliv) — Katowice (Slavkuv) is organized. Crossing the state border was carried out through the Volodymyr — Hrubeshiv railway checkpoint. A special bus and an overnight stay in a hotel were scheduled for motor train drivers.
The first train that crossed the Polish border had 23 platforms. The moved goods are products of Ukrainian enterprises that follow their European consumers.
In particular, furniture, fuel pellets, charcoal, lamps, fans, accessories, etc. The train will go to the Katowice station, where Ukrainian trucks will proceed to their destinations on their own.
All necessary customs procedures and requirements of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland legislation were observed during the registration of the cargo. Therefore, there should not be any complications on the part of Polish customs.
Currently, railways carry out transportation with the so-called "broad gauge" (1520 mm). This somewhat limits the geography of possible destinations but removes the problem of changing wheel pairs at the border. The fact is that both Poland and Slovakia have railway sections with a gauge of 1520 mm.
At one time, their construction was due to the need to ensure unimpeded freight transportation between the countries of the "Warsaw Pact".
Ukraine finally found a "saving straw" against the background of the border blockade
In the European Union, contrail transportation (transportation of cars by rail) is considered one of the most advanced logistics technologies.
They combine speed, economy, simplification of logistics, ease of design and environmental friendliness.
This type of transportation has become a natural "saving straw" that can restore blocked road transportation in the direction of the European Union.
It is known that at the moment, Ukrzaliznytsia has the opportunity to form a fleet of about a hundred platforms for cross-trailer transportation.
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