OSW Commentary - Running on European tracks. Modernising the rail network in western Ukraine during wartime

The EC has endorsed this model of transition since the outbreak of the war, although at the same time it is increasingly aware that the individual activities need to be carried out in stages to the high cost of this initiative.3 According to the study, the esti- Due to the revision of the TEN-T, Ukraine should mated cost of modernisation of obtain easier access to EU funds to expand the one kilome. [...] In June 2023, Ukraine and the EU The connection between the standard- and the signed an agreement on including broad-gauge railway will move from the border to this country in the Connecting Eu- the vicinity of Lviv and Kovel. [...] Due to the need to maintain the stability of supplies across the border, it is also very important for the Ukrainian side to guarantee the smooth operation of the LHS, as there have been disputes between Warsaw and Kyiv over this issue in the past. [...] Since the distance between Lviv and Gdańsk is the same as between Lviv and Odesa (around 800 km), there is no doubt that even after the end of the war Polish ports will continue to play an important part in serving the Ukrainian market, for example as regards the transport of containerised cargo to the UK, Scandinavia and the US. [...] The document is a declaration of support for the implementation of seven projects: these include the construction of high-speed railway to the Polish border (no details have been provided), the plan to increase the capacity of the Odesa–Izmail–Reni railway line and the construction of a new rail traffic control centre.9 In addition, the Korean Hyundai Rotem company will be responsible for the orga.