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.jpg) DPKr-3 at Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Railway Station | |
| Main route(s) | Kyiv –Boryspil Airport |
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| Other route(s) | None |
| Fleet | 5Pesa 620M, 1DPKr3 |
| Stations called at | 4 |
| Parent company | Ukrainian Railways |
| Other | |
| Website | kbp |
TheKyiv Boryspil Express is anairport rail link inUkraine betweenBoryspil International Airport andKyiv, opened in November 2018. It is operated byUkrzaliznytsia, Ukraine'sstate-owned rail operator.
Initially, the project was implemented by the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects of Ukraine. Financing was provided byEximbank of China.PricewaterhouseCoopers has developed a business plan for the implementation of the national Air Express project. In 2017, the project was stalled after a string of scandals.[citation needed]
On 16 February 2018, theCabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated funds for the implementation of the project and the works commenced in May. According to Prime MinisterVolodymyr Groisman, the overall cost of the railroad project is₴580,000,000.[1] This does not include the price of the rolling stock, only its refurbishment. ThePesa SA rail buses used had previously operated local rural routes in Ukraine.
At the end of November 2018, all necessary construction works were performed. Parts of the platform of track 14 at Pasazhyrskyi station were heightened to provide easy access to the trains and a new Boryspil Airport station was built some 200 meters north of the airport's Terminal D. The Kyiv-Boryspil Express officially launched on 30 November 2018.[2]
Trains depart/arrive at the 14th track and run every hour (non-peak) or every 30 minutes (peak). Journey time one way is 30–40 minutes.[3]
Tickets cost₴80 and can be purchased at cash desks at both stations, or at self-service terminals installed in Kyiv station concourse.Contactless card payment on-board is also possible.
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| Station | Image | Time | Interchange |
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| Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi | .jpg) | 0 mins | Vokzalna Metro Station ( Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line)Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station |
| Vydubychi |  | 10 mins | Vydubychi Metro Station ( Syretsko–Pecherska line)Vydubychi Intercity Bus Station |
| Darnytsia |  | 20 mins | Darnytsia Railway Station |
| Boryspil-Aeroport |  | 40 mins | Kyiv Boryspil Airport Terminal D |
| Class | Type | Top speed | Carriages | Number | Routes operated | |
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| mph | km/h | |||||
| Pesa 620M | Railbus | 75 | 120 | 1 | 5[4] | Kyiv –Boryspil Airport |
| DPKr3 | Diesel multiple unit | 87 | 140 | 1 | 1 | Kyiv –Boryspil Airport |
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