Lviv received 10 new trams as part of a program to upgrade public transport with European funds

Lviv has purchased 10 new low-floor trams, an improvement in urban mobility made possible by a €200 million framework loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which is renovating urban transport in 10 Ukrainian cities, UNN reports with a link to the government portal.

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10 new five-section low-floor trams now serve Lviv's city route connecting the large residential district of Sykhiv with the city center, according to the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine.

The purchase of trams by Lviv is part of the Urban Public Transport of Ukraine project. This is a €200 million framework loan from the EIB, which provides Ukrainian cities with modern urban public transport such as trolleybuses, trams and buses.

In general, public transport fleets are also being renovated in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Lutsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk as part of the project.

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For reference

The EIB supports Ukraine's European integration, especially in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion. With a project portfolio of €7.3 billion, the Bank invests in municipal infrastructure, energy, transport and small and medium-sized enterprises to improve everyday life. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EIB has provided immediate assistance, with €2 billion in emergency repairs to critical infrastructure.

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