Nikitin announced the launch of electric trains on the Mariupol-Donetsk route

On March 20, Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin announced plans to launch a commuter rail service between Mariupol and Donetsk.

Roszheldor and Novorossiya Railways will ensure the launch of suburban services between Mariupol and Donetsk," he said during the final meeting of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The Minister of Transport also instructed to complete the modernization of passenger platforms in Crimea. Nikitin noted that work on the restoration of transport infrastructure in the new regions continues and will be completed. According to him, it is also planned to restore 15 more artificial structures and almost two thousand km of roads this year.

In May last year, the Donetsk railway Station started receiving and dispatching commuter trains again. So, you can get from the city by train, including to Yasinovataya. The station has not actually been operating since 2014. The building and the adjacent railway infrastructure were damaged as a result of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

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