Kyiv gets €50m from EU bank to replace Russian metro cars

Kyiv City Council
Kyiv is getting €50 million from the EIB for its metro system. Kyiv City Council

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released 50 million euros for Kyiv to purchase new metro cars so as to replace its ageing Russian rolling stock. It is the first instalment of the Ukrainian capital’s 200-million-euro loan from the EU’s bank, and is set to be used to renew or replace between 120 and 160 cars. And with around 80 per cent of Kyiv’s metro rolling stock produced in Russia prior to the war, it’s no surprise Kyiv is keen for a change.

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Author: Thomas Wintle

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