The metro in Ukraine’s capital Kiev will soon get some 10 news trains of five carriages each with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The trains are expected to enter service this month on the city’s network.
The bank announced that the loan for Kiev is €40 million. It allows for old metro carriages, many of which were manufactured as early as late 1960s, to be replaced by modern ones with better air conditioning systems and additional space for handicapped passengers.
It is expected that the new metro trains will operate on the Syretsko-Pecherska line which runs across the Dnieper River and connects city dormitories with the centre.
Following parliamentary approval of EBRD procurement rules, Kiev Metropolitan launched a multi-stage open international tender to supply metro carriages. Russia’s metro carriage manufacturer Vagonmash was declared the winner.
The EBRD previously signed a €100 million Kiev City Transport project to buy new rolling stock for the Ukrainian capital.