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Novorossiya Railway
The Novorossiya Railway (Russian: Железные дороги Новороссии, romanized: Zheleznye dorogi Novorossii) is a railway located in Donetsk, providing passenger and freight services to Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Russian-controlled areas of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Novorossiya Railway is a unitary enterprise company independent of Russian Railways, and headquartered in Donetsk.[1] It was established on 29 March 2023.[2] HistoryThe company was established by order of the Government of the Russian Federation on May 29, 2023, No. 1404-r. It was handed the assets of the enterprises "Donetsk Railway", "Luhansk Railway”, "Kherson Railway", "Melitopol Railway," and the "Donbass Railways" concern.[3] The company does not belong to Russian Railways (RZD) and is subordinated to the Federal Railway Transport Agency. As of January 2024, the company employed 12.4 thousand people, who transitioned into the new structure from the existing railways. The new structure includes three branches: Donetsk, Luhansk, and Melitopol-Kherson.[4][5] In 2022, 30 locomotives were transferred to the region. In 2023, 23 locomotives and 11 suburban electric train sets, as well as thousands of units of transport and special equipment, were delivered.[5] According to Kommersant, the company will receive 6.7 billion rubles from the Russian federal budget in 2024 to cover losses. These funds will ensure the transportation of a guaranteed cargo base of 7.4 million tons of products from the mining and metallurgical industries. This is 25 times less than the transport volumes of 2012, but investments are necessary to maintain infrastructure in regions affected by hostilities.[6] Stations
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