International passenger screenings will be expedited at the Chop station
At the end of September, a second border and customs control hall will open at the Chop railway station for passengers on international trains bound for Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Austria.
This was announced by Mykola Kalashnyk, Ukraine’s Minister of Recovery, Infrastructure, and Transport, during the international economic forum “Carpathian Integration Initiative.”
The renovated facility is located on the right side of the station and has a separate exit leading directly to the first track. Four passport control checkpoints will operate simultaneously in the hall, allowing passengers to go through the procedures more quickly and conveniently.
The station building was constructed in 1980 with two halls, but the second one had not been used for a long time. The renovation project was carried out by Ukrzaliznytsia in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure, border guards, and the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
Source: Kalashnik on Facebook.
In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, plans are underway to open the first border crossing point with Romania, which is intended to connect the Verkhovyna district with the Romanian county of Maramures.
Ukraine has opened a new road border crossing on the border with Romania. The “Bila Tserkva–Sighetu Marmației” border crossing in Zakarpattia Oblast will operate 24 hours a day and will use temporary infrastructure for the time being. Passenger vehicles weighing up to 3.5 metric tons will be able to pass through it.
