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02 Aug. 2020 / 09:40

Railway workers celebrate their professional day

Traditionally, on the first Sunday of August, Railway Day is marked. On this occasion, the country's leadership sent congratulatory messages to all railway workers.

In the message of Prime Minister Ion Chicu, it is mentioned that “this year, for the first time since the proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Moldova, the company took possession of the first six modern locomotives out of the 12 provided in a large project to revive the Moldovan Railway MFF), amounting to 110 million euro. The Bender-Giurgiulesti section with a length of 233 kilometers will be further rehabilitated, with 95 million euros already allocated for these works.”

"With the implementation of these projects, citizens will be able to benefit from quality services and comfortable conditions, and the business environment will have a reliable partner to carry out the activity. A strategic task for the further development of the railway transport in Moldova is the organic integration in the European transport system," reads the message of the prime minister.

The Speaker of the Parliament, Zinaida Greceanii, mentioned that "the state authorities are very aware of how important the measures for the development of this field are, including the renewal of the wagon fleet and the modernization of the railways".

"I am glad that things are changing for the better and I want to congratulate Moldovan Railways on the occasion of the important acquisition of new modern locomotives, recently purchased with the support of the European institutions. We undertake to intensify the development efforts of this field, in order to increase the comfort of the employees, the quality of the passenger service, the volume of transported goods and the revenues to the state budget," the speaker noted.

This year marks the 164th anniversary of the inauguration of the first railway line in the Republic of Moldova.

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