Ukrzaliznytsia has appointed 18 additional pairs of trains for the summer of 2025
In the summer season of 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia has significantly expanded the schedule for passenger transportation by introducing 18 pairs of additional trains. This decision is driven by the increased demand for travel during the vacation season and aims to improve transportation connections between the regions of Ukraine.
This is reported by AgroReview
New Routes and Schedule Expansion
With the start of the summer season, the number of trains connecting Kyiv with Kramatorsk, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Uzhhorod, Yasinia, and Odesa will significantly increase. Among the new routes, it is worth highlighting train No. 228/227 Ivano-Frankivsk – Kramatorsk, which will operate every other day. The train will depart from Ivano-Frankivsk at 21:52 and arrive in Kramatorsk at 18:28, while the return trip will leave Kramatorsk at 19:20 and arrive in Ivano-Frankivsk at 16:45.
Another popular addition will be train No. 220/219 Kyiv – Dnipro, which will operate on designated days of the week. Departure from Kyiv is at 14:35, arriving in Dnipro at 21:26. The return trip from Dnipro will leave at 08:36 and arrive in Kyiv at 15:19. This route also allows for transfers to international trains to Moldova and Poland.
Also added to the summer schedule is the Intercity train No. 765/764 Kyiv – Odesa, which will start operating from Kyiv on June 27 and from Odesa on June 28, six times a week.
Expansion of Connections to the West and South
In the new schedule, other trains will soon appear, including Intercity+ train No. 736/735 Kyiv – Dnipro, as well as No. 147/148 Zhytomyr – Odesa. Trains No. 283/284 Kyiv – Uzhhorod (via Lviv) and No. 203/204 Kyiv – Yasinia will operate every other day, improving connections with eastern Transcarpathia.
“In the summer season of 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia has planned 18 pairs of additional trains, some of which are already in the schedule, while others will be appointed through separate decisions, which we will announce additionally.”
Currently, 11 trains are available in the summer schedule, which will be appointed through separate decisions. The launch of Intercity+ train No. 739/740 Kyiv – Kryvyi Rih is planned, as well as an additional train No. 208/207 Odesa – Vinnytsia in case of increased passenger flow.
If necessary, the company is ready to quickly introduce additional services on specific dates: No. 159/160 Kyiv – Truskavets, No. 167/168 Lviv – Odesa, No. 213/214 Kyiv – Uzhhorod, No. 239/240 Kyiv – Kamianets-Podilskyi, No. 263/264 Kyiv – Odesa, No. 265/266 Kyiv – Odesa, No. 291/292 Kyiv – Lviv, No. 761/762 Kyiv – Odesa, No. 777/778 Kyiv – Lviv.
In addition, train No. 60/59 Odesa – Kharkiv will be introduced, which, thanks to the new route, will enhance connections between Poltava and Kremenchuk with Kharkiv and Odesa. The routes of trains No. 125/126 Poltava – Mukachevo and No. 129/130 Kremenchuk – Mukachevo have also been changed, providing residents of Poltava and Kremenchuk with direct transport connections to Vinnytsia, Zhmerinka, Khmelnytskyi, and Ternopil.
The increased demand on the Kyiv – Lviv – Kyiv route has led to the addition of extra carriages to transit trains. For passengers, train No. 79/80 “Sicheslav” Dnipro – Lviv is designated, departing from Kyiv at 06:08 and arriving in Lviv at 13:01, while the return trip departs from Lviv at 14:50 and arrives in Kyiv at 21:49. Train No. 749/750 Kyiv – Chop will also operate (departing from Kyiv at 13:19, from Lviv at 10:19).
These routes will use branded first-class carriages, including SV category (if necessary on specific dates) and compartments. All carriages are equipped with air conditioning, and the compartment carriages will operate in a seated mode, without sleeping arrangements.