PM Groysman vows to build Kyiv-Boryspil high-speed railway

Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says the Cabinet has supported the construction of a high-speed railway line between the city of Kyiv and Ukraine's largest state-owned international Boryspil Airport located outside the capital, in the town of Boryspil, Kyiv region.

The construction is to begin no later than June 1 and end in December 2018.

Read alsoUkraine railways to complete Beskidy Tunnel in Carpathians by summer"The government has supported the construction of a high-speed railway line to [connect Kyiv and] Boryspil Airport. There is a real technical solution that can be implemented by the end of the year. It will be possible to get to the airport or to the city in 35 minutes. The fare will be UAH 80-120 [US$3-12]. The trip will be fast, on time, and innovative," the prime minister tweeted on February 16.

At the same time, acting CEO of Ukrainian state-run railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov wrote on Facebook that UAH 600-800 million ($22.4-29.9 million) in investment is required under the project, including UAH 720 million ($26.9 million) in capital investment. In particular, UAH 450 million ($16.8 million) will be allocated for the construction of the overpass, UAH 100 million ($3.7 million) for the construction of the railway line, platform, reconstruction of overhead systems, etc., UAH 70 million ($2.6 million) for the construction of a railway shed, and UAH 100 million for re-equipment of rail buses.

Passenger traffic between the city of Kyiv and Boryspil Airport is estimated at up to 8 million people per year.