Ukrainian Railways
state railway transport company
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrainian: Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia) is a state-owned company of rail transport in Ukraine. It controls the majority of the railroad transportation in Ukraine. It's total track length is nearly 23,000 km. Ukrainian Railways company is the number 13 largest railway company in the world. Ukrainian Railways is the world's 6th largest rail passenger transporter.[4]
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | Railway transportation |
| Founded | 1861 (Russian Imperial Railways) 1917 (Soviet Railways) 1991 (Ukrainian Railways) |
Number of locations | 1,700 stations and halts |
Area served | Ukraine |
Key people | Ivan Yuryk (acting CEO)[1] |
| Products | Rail transport services |
| Revenue |  20.06 billion (2017)[2] |
| ₴114 million (2017)[3] | |
| Owner | Ukraine (100%) |
Number of employees | 403,000 (2011) |
| Parent | Ministry of Infrastructure |
| Website | Official website |
The company employs more than 403,000 people.
History
changeUkrainian Railways company is the successor of the railways company founded in 1861 in Russian empire.
Since the independence of Ukraine, the company is the major railways transporter and the only owner of all tracks in Ukraine.
It's main office is in Kyiv, Ukraine.
References
change- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Cabinet replaces Ukrzaliznytsia interim chief, Ukrayinska Pravda (15 April 2020)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Announcement of the Selection of Candidates for CEO of Joint Stock Company "Ukrainian Railways"". Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-08-22.