Ukrzaliznytsia plans to build almost 1.5 thousand freight cars in 2022
Transport and logistic
JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" plans to carry out large-scale work to upgrade the fleet of freight cars during 2022. This was announced during the first in this year. meetings of the Anti-Crisis Headquarters to restore the sustainable functioning of the company, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reported.
As specified, during the year it is planned to build 1,496 new cars (1,446 gondola cars and 50 grain trucks), as well as repair 31,960 cars (20,200 cars of private owners and 11,760 cars of Ukrzaliznytsia).
“In order to strengthen the program for the renewal of freight cars, in 2022 a mechanism will be launched to support this branch of the Ukrainian engineering industry by compensating interest and lease payments for those who renovate or buy a new fleet of cars from domestic manufacturers. Now this mechanism is being developed by the Ministry of Economy jointly with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.