France Will Transfer Buses to Ukrzaliznytsia 34 to Provide Alternative Routes

The French region Île-de-France will transfer 34 large passenger buses to Ukraine. The vehicles will be used by Ukrzaliznytsia to provide passenger transportation in case of damage to railway infrastructure.

As Dilo writes, this was reported by the press service of the Ministry for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine.

Schedule of deliveries and vehicle assignments

The handover of equipment will occur in stages: the first vehicles will arrive in November, the rest during December. All 34 buses will be transferred to the Ukrainian side by the end of 2026 year.

The buses will be involved in the project "UZ Dovize". Its goal is to create alternative and combined routes in sections where rail traffic has been stopped or disrupted due to Russian shelling.

"The transfer of buses to Ukrzaliznytsia is one of the concrete results of such a partnership," said Minister Mykola Kalashnyk.

Cooperation with the Île-de-France region also includes support for the energy system. French partners are working on providing generators for critical infrastructure facilities, as well as charging stations for social institutions in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

Earlier reports said that Ukraine is discussing possibilities for Turkish investment in restoring transport infrastructure. One of the priority areas of cooperation could be updating Ukrzaliznytsia’s locomotive fleet and modernizing railway tracks.