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On this day all railway workers are congratulated.
Every year 4 November in Ukraine they celebrate Railway Workers' Day. This holiday is a professional one for all employees of the railway transport in our country.
History of the holiday
In July 1993 the year President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk initiated the celebration of Railway Workers' Day. This holiday was established in support of an initiative by the workers of Ukraine's railway transport. From that moment it was celebrated on the first Sunday of August.
Later the date of celebrating Railway Workers' Day changed. Thus, in December 2002 the year by decree of President Leonid Kuchma the celebration was moved to 4 November.
This date was chosen in remembrance of the events of 4 November 1861 when the first international train service “Yaroslav” from Vienna arrived in Lviv via Przemyśl. At that time Lviv was on the territory of Austria-Hungary, but historically it is a Ukrainian city. Therefore this day is considered the beginning of the modern history of railways in Ukraine.
During the full-scale aggression by the Russian Federation Ukrainian railway workers carried out many evacuation runs, risking their lives. They have helped many Ukrainians reach safe places despite the difficulties.
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