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Transport of Ukraine. Ukraine has a special geographical position, in the country are the major transport corridors. So we can say that it developed all kinds of modern transport.
The main mode of transport is by rail. It is a first in terms of freight and passenger traffic in the country. The railway network covers almost the entire country, the length of it is 22 473 km. The first railway in Ukraine appeared in the years 1861-1871. Ukrainian Railways besides domestic traffic is crucial for international traffic.
The youngest of transportation for Ukrainian aviation. He takes the last place in terms of traffic. However, international airports operate in such Ukrainian cities as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv, Mariupol, Simferopol. First of all, this type of transport used for the carriage of passengers, but carried out and transportation of various cargoes. Not so long ago established a budget line, the price of tickets which is Rs 300-600, making air travel more affordable for a wide range of passengers.
Quite popular form of transport vehicle. The length of roads is 169 thousand kilometers. The largest transportation hubs: Kiev, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Uman, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lviv. Important highways of international importance are Kiev, Moscow, Kharkov, Moscow, Odessa, Kiev, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Brest, Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don, the transitions in Uzhhorod (in Slovakia and Czech Republic), through Porubnoe (in Romania) and in Chop (in Hungary and Austria) and others. In the future, the construction of highway Kyiv-Madrid.
In southern Ukraine, developed sea. The largest ports are Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev, Ilichevsk, Eupatoria, Sevastopol. In Ukraine, there are three Shipping: Azov, the Black Sea and the Ukrainian Danube. From the Ukrainian port creates a railway ferry international importance: Kerch - Taman (Russia), Illichivsk - Poti (Georgia), Illichivsk-Varna (Bulgaria).
River transport is used mainly for transportation, both national and international. Vital shipping arteries are the Dnieper, Pripyat and Desna. Major ports are Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kremenchuk, Kherson, Izmail, Odessa.
Main role in the domestic passenger journeys owned public transport. By public transport are buses, trams, trolley buses, subways and taxis.
Buses are used for long-distance travel and the city. The fare for such transport is dependent on the length of the route and the level of comfort in the bus. Almost all cities and suburban areas are routes of various buses, which makes such a trip quite informative.
The primary purpose is to transport passengers trams. The first streetcars appeared in Ukraine in Kiev in 1892.
Trolleybuses appeared two decades later and immediately surpassed by trams number of shipments. Unique trolley route connects Simferopol to the South Coast of Crimea. Length of the route is 86 km long and is the longest in the world.
The most convenient form of public transportation is the subway, which began its work in the country in 1960. Currently, Ukraine is in metro cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The total length of the underground is more than 100 km.
In all the cities has also enjoyed popularity taxi. Taxis in Ukraine can be ordered by phone and just take on parking. The best option for tourists will still order by phone. Many taxi operators will be provided with the cost of travel, and you tell the arrival address at which you deliver. In the case of landing in a taxi to a random taxi driver to get to the higher risk of a dishonest man. But he did not miss the opportunity to cash in on the bad tourists who know the terrain, and the risk is that you will be delivered to the wrong address and begin to offer their homes for rent.
Speaking about the Ukrainian transport, it should be noted are two types of transport that are most used in the form of the attraction, but can be used if necessary to get to the right place. This cable car and funicular.
The cable car is used for moving the trolleys on rope rope without touching the ground. In Ukraine, the cable car is in Yalta, Kharkiv, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk.
The funicular is used in heavy terrain, its action is also based on the cable-drawn carriages but in this case, moving on rails. In Ukraine, the funicular is in Kiev, Yalta and Odessa.