Russian officials are considering the construction of a railway to Crimea through “new regions”; This project is still in the design phase. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told reporters about this during the “Transport Week” in Moscow. RIA News.
He noted that the road to Crimea has been “since the time of the Soviet Union” through “new lands”. Today, part of this road lies at a safe distance from the contact line, while the other part of the railway lies closer to the contact line.
Khusnullin emphasized that there is no specific decision on this issue yet and said, “Therefore, we are currently working on these issues to further launch in new regions, albeit at the design level as an alternative option.”
November 7, head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov statedIt was stated that the new railway, which will pass from Rostov-on-Don to Crimea through the DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, will be an alternative to the Crimean bridge.
Evgeniy Balitsky, formerly president of the Zaporozhye region stated About the start of construction of the railway connecting Rostov and Crimea.