27 Nov 2015 20:37

DPR to launch commuter rail service to Russia in 2016

DONETSK. Nov 27 (Interfax) - The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have announced plans to launch commuter rail service to Russia after the New Year holiday.

"After the New Year we will launch commuter trains between Donetsk and Rostov and between Donetsk and Taganrog, and one more train. We will reach the pre-war level of service by mid-2016," DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko told reporters on Friday.