Kyiv Boryspil Express

The Kyiv Boryspil Express is an airport rail link in Ukraine between Boryspil International Airport and Kyiv, opened in November 2018. It is operated by Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's state-owned rail operator.

Kyiv Boryspil Express

DPKr-3 at Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Railway Station
Main route(s)	Kyiv – Boryspil Airport
Other route(s)	None
Fleet	5 Pesa 620M, 1 DPKr3
Stations called at	4
Parent company	Ukrainian Railways
Other
Website	kbp.aero/en/kiev-boryspol-express

History

Departure from Boryspil Airport Station

Initially, the project was implemented by the State Agency for Investment and Management of National Projects of Ukraine. Financing was provided by Eximbank 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, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated funds for the implementation of the project and the works commenced in May. According to Prime Minister Volodymyr 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. The Pesa 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]

Service

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.

Stations

Kyiv Boryspil Express
Legend
Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Vydubychi Darnytsia Boryspil Airport

Station	Image	Time	Interchange
Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi		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

Rolling stock

Class	Type	Top speed		Carriages	Number	Routes operated
		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

See also

• Gatwick Express