Ukrainian Railway

State-owned rail monopoly Ukrainian Railway (RAILUA) was incorporated as a public JSC in December 2015, consolidating its regional rail operators. The company owns almost 21,000 km of rail track and a fleet of c. 4,000 locomotives, 110,000 freight and 5,000 passenger railcars. RAILUA accounts for 62% of total freight transportation in Ukraine, being the largest freight operator in Europe, and 36% of domestic passenger transportation. It is the largest domestic employer with a c.300,000-strong labor force.
Year 2026 2028
Issue Volume ($m) 703 352
Coupon Rate (% p.a.) 8.25% 7.875%
Coupon Frequency S/A S/A
Maturity date 7/9/2026 7/15/2028
Ratings: Fitch/Moody`s/S&P RD/D/—/—/SD/— RD/D/—/—/SD/—
Market Price* ($) 81.00 78.25
Market YTM* - 21.20%
Spread over UST* - -
Note: *Based on bid price.
Year 2021 2022 2023
Net Sales ($m) 3,181 *** ***
EBITDA ($m) 516 *** ***
Net Income ($m) 17 *** ***
EBIT Coverage Ratio (x) 0.43 *** ***
Net Debt/Equity (%) 18.4% *** ***

Latest news about Ukrainian Railway

Jun 23, 2026
| Transportation

Ukrainian Railways — Gov’t publishes draft resolution on 30% freight tariff increase in August, further hike planned from 2027

The Ministry for Regional Development published on Jun. 19 a draft order proposing a 30% increase in railway freight tariffs starting in August, alongside the unification of tariffs for empty wagons across cargo classes. The higher tariffs are expected to generate UAH 8.6bn in additional revenue for Ukrainian Railways already in 2026, helping to partially cover this year’s estimated liquidity gap of around UAH 26bn.
Jun 18, 2026
| Transportation

Ukrainian Railways — Fitch affirms credit rating at RD, highlights need for freight tariff hike

Fitch Ratings affirmed Ukrainian Railways’ (RAILUA) long-term issuer rating at Restricted Default (RD) ahead of the Jul. 9 maturity of its $703m 2026 Eurobond, which is expected to be missed following the suspension of coupon payments in January.
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