DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR: SCR WILL MAKE PROPOSALS OF CHANGES IN THE LAW ON RAILWAY TRANSPORT

ARKA
Feb 26, 2010

YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. SCR will make proposals on changes
in the law "On railway transport", said Marat Khakov, First Deputy
General Director of SCR during the press-tour "One day in SCR".

Khakov said that they observed the facilities in the section Yerevan
-Araks where cycle movement of electric trains is needed.

"Cycle movement is one of the programs which we develop this year. The
route will be Yerevan-Ararat", he said.

SCR and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Armenia
discussed issues of interrelation with regions and organization of
transportation.

"We also discussed security issues related to railway crossing which
is very important", he said.

Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communications is ready to cooperate
with SCR in this issue and work with car owners and owners of fleet
in the regions.

"I think that we will regularly conduct meetings. Ararat direction
will be opened in the nearest future", said Khakov.

During the press-tour, SCR management, representatives of National
Assembly and Ministry of Transport and Communications visited
stations Masis (where they got introduced to the railway machine
station and process of technical education), Armavir (process of
station reconstruction), Dalarik (work of the station and railway
haul Dalarik-Karakert).

Concession management of "Armenian railway" is implemented by CJSC
"South Caucasian Railway" which is 100% affiliate of Open JSC "Russian
Railway". SCR accepted the railway stock of CJSC "Armenian railway"
on its balance from June 1, 2008 according to Concession Agreement
signed on February 13, 2008. The terms of concession management is
for 30 years with the right of prolongation for another 10 years
($1 – 381.58 drams).